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September 2017 Chicago Fed National Activity Index

Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on October 25th, 2017

Economic output improved in September according to the Chicago Fed National Activity Index.  Results from this comprehensive study of the economy jumped to 0.17 from the downwardly revised count of minus 0.37 (originally minus 0.31) in August.  Despite the monthly turnaround, the three-month moving average stayed below zero and matched the prior period’s revised tally of minus 0

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U.S. Federal Deficit September 2017

Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on October 25th, 2017

Happy Fiscal New Year! As you are reading this, America has nearly completed its first month of the fiscal year 2018. The nation’s 2017 deficit tally is in; it doesn’t look good. Our country’s shortfall increased 13.7 percent for the year, reaching $666 billion.

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September 2017 Existing Home Sales

Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on October 24th, 2017

Sales of existing homes moved against the recent declining trend during September 2017, increasing 0.7 percent. Rising to an annualized rate of 5.39 million units, this is the first uptick in four months. While the monthly move was up, the year-over-year tally dropped 1.5 percent which is the first annual decline since July 2016.

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What Is This Is – Part2

Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on October 20th, 2017

Last Friday we discussed the difference between factual data (we called this “WHAT IS”) and “everything else” (which we called “static”) or the entire sum of all interpretations, extrapolations, and forecasts that inevitably follow the publishing of every data point.  And we promised to provide an example of the latter, so here goes.

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September 2017 Industrial Production

Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on October 20th, 2017

Industrial production was positive in the final month of the third quarter after pretty dismal showings in the prior two periods.  Output of all physically made goods increased 0.3 percent in September 2017 according to the Federal Reserve.  This uptick was not enough to recapture the losses from July and August.  July was downwardly revised to -0.6 percent (originally -0.1 perce

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September 2017 Industrial Production

Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on October 20th, 2017

Industrial production was positive in the final month of the third quarter after pretty dismal showings in the prior two periods.  Output of all physically made goods increased 0.3 percent in September 2017 according to the Federal Reserve.  This uptick was not enough to recapture the losses from July and August.  July was downwardly revised to -0.6 percent (originally -0.1 perce

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September 2017 Industrial Production

Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on October 20th, 2017

Industrial production was positive in the final month of the third quarter after pretty dismal showings in the prior two periods.  Output of all physically made goods increased 0.3 percent in September 2017 according to the Federal Reserve.  This uptick was not enough to recapture the losses from July and August.  July was downwardly revised to -0.6 percent (originally -0.1 perce

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September 2017 Retail Sales

Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on October 17th, 2017

Retail sales jumped in September 2017 according to the Census Bureau’s data.  After falling a revised 0.1 percent in August (originally -0.2 percent), the value of transactions climbed 1.6 percent as the third quarter came to a close.  Versus a year earlier, retail sales increased 4.4 percent.  However, it appears some of the data was influenced by difficult weather in the

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September 2017 Consumer Price Index

Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on October 16th, 2017


Price gains accelerated in September 2017 according to headline figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index (CPI). Versus a month earlier, prices rose 0.5 percent, and this jump follows an increase of 0.4 percent in August. Compared to a year earlier, CPI is 2.2 percent higher, speeding up from 1.9 percent in the middle of the third quarter.

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September 2017 Producer Price Index

Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on October 13th, 2017

Prices paid by producers and wholesalers continued rising in September 2017 according to the Producer Price Index released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  After increasing 0.2 percent in August, this measure of inflation advanced 0.4 percent to end the third quarter.  It has now increased 2.6 percent versus a year ago, the steepest annual increase since February 2012.  Costs

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