01) Economic Indicators
Whether you are a regular worker bee, CEO, homemaker, or investment banker, you must keep yourself informed of what is going on in the economy. Luckily, access to first-hand and accurate information has never...
Category: Economic Indicators
02) Economic Indicators: Beige Book
What It Is The Beige Book, officially titled “Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions” (written by Federal Reserve District), consists of 12 regional reports from each of the member Federal district banks (District...
03) Economic Indicators: Business Outlook Survey
What It Is Business Outlook Survey is also called the Philadelphia Fed Report, as it is released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. It is a monthly report that can be obtained every...
04) Economic Indicators: Consumer Confidence Index (CCI)
What It Is The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) is one of the very few reports that gauge the outlook of the average consumer. It’s released by the Conference Board, a non-profit organization with the...
05) Economic Indicators: Consumer Credit Report
What It Is The Consumer Credit Report (CCR) is issued by the Federal Reserve Board. It is released monthly, around five weeks after the end of the month, and covering the previous month. It...
06) Economic Indicators: Consumer Price Index (CPI)
What It Is The Consumer Price Index, or CPI, is considered one of the most important indicators in the country. It determines the rate of inflation in the economy. The goods from which the...
07) Economic Indicators: Durable Goods Report
What It Is The Durable Goods Report is created in conjunction with the Factory Orders Report. Of the two, the Durable Goods report is released earlier, typically around the twentieth of the month. The...
08) Economic Indicators: Employee Cost Index
What It Is The employment cost index is a report published every last Thursday of the quarter (or every three months) by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. It covers the previous quarter, with...
09) Economic Indicators: Employee Situation Report
What It Is The Employment Situation Report, or the Labor Report, is an indicator from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). It is one of most widely followed reports, garners significant press coverage. and...
10) Economic Indicators: Existing Home Sales
What It Is Every fourth week of the month, and before the New Home Sales Reports, the National Association of Realtors releases the Existing Home Sales Reports. Its information is derived from the previous...
11) Economic Indicators: Factory Orders Report
What It Is Factory Orders Report is also known for its very long name: Manufacturers’ Shipment, Inventories, and Orders Report. It gives you a comprehensive overview of what’s going on in the manufacturing industry....
12) Economic Indicators: Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
What It Is GDP or gross domestic product is arguably the most important economic indicator to date. It covers basically everything that has influence in the movement of the economy, such as government purchases,...
13) Economic Indicators: Housing Starts
What It Is “Housing starts” is a term commonly used by Wall Street. However, it’s formal name is New Residential Construction Report. It covers a number of important data, which you will learn later....
14) Economic Indicators: Industrial Production
What It Is While most reports are released independently of the others, this one can be accessed concurrently with the Capacity Utilization report. After all, both of them are closely related. Industrial Production report...
15) Economic Indicators: Jobless Claims Report
What It Is While majority of the reports are released every month, the Jobless Claims report can be obtained weekly. It is normally available Thursdays before the stock market opens. The data found in...