This Week’s Economic Indicators - Monday, September 16
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Bespoke Investment Group
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Monday, September 16, 2019 8:00 PM EDT
It is another light start to the week with only Empire Manufacturing released today.
China Nastier Number Four
Article By:
Jeffrey P. Snider
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Monday, September 16, 2019 2:00 PM EDT
Officials in China seem to be taking a page out of Mario Draghi’s playbook.
In this article: GXC
Investors Trying To Focus On The Positives
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LMAX Exchange
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Monday, September 16, 2019 1:12 PM EDT
Markets have stabilized since the initial risk-off reaction on the open.
In this video: FXE
Michigan Consumer Sentiment: Slight Rebound In September
Article By:
Jill Mislinski
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Monday, September 16, 2019 12:48 PM EDT
The September Preliminary came in at 92.0, up 2.2 from the August Final reading. Investing.com had forecast 90.9.
September 2019 Empire State Manufacturing Index Little Changed
Article By:
Steven Hansen
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Monday, September 16, 2019 12:12 PM EDT
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey index marginally declined but remains expansion. Overall this survey remains below values seen in the last 2+ years.
Rate Cut?
Article By:
Todd Sullivan
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Monday, September 16, 2019 12:00 PM EDT
A rate cut from the Fed is widely expected. Many believe the US has entered a recession and that rate action by the Fed is required. History suggests no cut.
Some Observations On Determining Business Cycle Chronologies
Article By:
Menzie Chinn
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Monday, September 16, 2019 11:23 AM EDT
Two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth is a commonplace rule of thumb for defining recessions, but the original conception of recessions is not captured by this simple definition.
Weaker Than Expected Empire Manufacturing Report
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Bespoke Investment Group
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Monday, September 16, 2019 11:13 AM EDT
Economists were expecting a bit of weakness in the September Empire Manufacturing report, but the actual reading came in a bit weaker than those forecasts.
Brazil: Monetary Easing On Track
Article By:
ING Economics
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Monday, September 16, 2019 11:00 AM EDT
Low inflation, subdued activity and continued fiscal consolidation progress bode well for another 50bp policy rate cut this week.
In this article: EWZ
Solve Funny Money Problems With A Leverage Tax
Article By:
Martin Hutchinson
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Monday, September 16, 2019 10:49 AM EDT
We seem doomed to another round of monetary “stimulus” from the Fed and the European Central Bank, at a time when real interest rates are already substantially negative.
Why Are People Now Selling Their Silver?
Article By:
Keith Weiner
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Monday, September 16, 2019 10:38 AM EDT
This week, the prices of the metals fell further, with gold -$18 and silver -$0.73.
Last Week’s Initial Jobless Claims Still Show Slowdown, No Recession
Article By:
New Deal Democrat
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Monday, September 16, 2019 10:18 AM EDT
At 204,000, last week’s number of initial claims is close to the bottom of the number of claims even in the past year.
Turkish Unemployment Inches Lower To 13.9%
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ING Economics
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Monday, September 16, 2019 9:41 AM EDT
Turkey's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has been increasing since early 2018 but dipped marginally in June to 13.9% despite the slightly higher labor force participation.
