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Index of Leading Economic Indicators [LEI] Feb

March 20, 2008

LEI | Reported -0.3% | Est -0.3% | Prior -0.1% | MINIMAL

Initial Jobless Claims 3/15

March 20, 2008

Initial Jobless Claims | Reported 378,000 | Est 355,000 | Prior 356,000 | MODEST

Feds Cut Rate

March 18, 2008

FOMC Meeting | Reported -.75% | Est -1.0% | ELEVATED

Core Producer Price Index [CPPI]

March 18, 2008

Core PPI | Reported 0.5% | Est 0.2% | Prior 0.4% | MODEST

Producer Price Index [PPI] February

March 18, 2008

PPI | Reported 0.3% | Est 0.3% | Prior 1.0% | MODEST

Housing Starts for February

March 18, 2008

Housing Starts | Reported 1,065,000 | Est 995,000 | Prior 1,012,000 | MODEST

Building Permits | Reported 978,000 | Est 1,020,000 | Prior 1,061,000 | MODEST

Fed Statistical Release

March 17, 2008

Fed Statistical Release | Reported 80.9% | Est 81.3% | Prior 81.5% | MODEST

Empire State Index for March

March 17, 2008

Empire State Index | Reported -22.2 | Est -5.0 | Prior -11.7 | MODEST

Philly Fed Index

March 17, 2008

The Philadelphia Fed Index is an important survey of delivered the third week of the month that gives a look into the manufacturing sector.  50% is no change.  <50 = contracting.  >50 = expansion.  The Philly Fed Index correlates with the ISM a little over 3/4 of the time and is a key inflation indicator.  Read more

Index of Leading Economic Indicators [LEI]

March 17, 2008

The Index of Leading Economic Indicators is a collection of 10 indicators from all sectors of the economy.  The index is supposed to track trends in the market.  Read more

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