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Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on July 28th, 2017America is quickly approaching its debt limit, and some market participants are concerned. Their worry stems from the possibility that our nation will be unable to pay debts that mature soon. According to projections from the Congressional Budget Office, the Treasury will run out of money in early to mid-October. For the first time since the financial crisis of 2008-2009, the
June 2017 New Home Sales
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on July 26th, 2017Sales of new homes improved slightly in June 2017 according to data from the Census Bureau. Signed contracts totaled 610,000 on an annualized basis, an uptick of 5,000 compared to May’s downwardly revised tally (originally 610,000 as well). Additionally, the year-over-year figure improved to 9.1 percent from 8.0 percent a month earlier, so the upward trend appears to be firmly
Existing Home Sales
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on July 25th, 2017Sales of existing homes dipped in June 2017 according to the National Association of Realtors. Declining 1.8 percent, this latest month gave back all of May’s uptick and then some. Coming in at 5.62 million units, June’s tally is the second lowest of this year, better than only February’s count of 5.47 million.
June 2017 Retail Sales
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on July 21st, 2017Retail Sales declined for a second consecutive month in June 2017 according to data from the Census Bureau. Following May’s upwardly revised decline of 0.1 percent (originally -0.3 percent), this indicator dropped 0.2 percent. Not only was the monthly change negative, but the year-over-year trend decelerated to just 2.8 percent from 4.1 percent in the prior period.
Teaching Technology
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on July 21st, 2017Teachers are some of the most influential people in our lives. Parents are often our earliest exposure to the role, imparting life’s essential information: things like eating, walking, and basic communications. As we grow older, our paths cross with a growing number of teachers until we meet our first formal educator. This initial professional might be affiliated with a
June 2017 Consumer Price Index
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on July 18th, 2017June 2017 Industrial Production
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on July 18th, 2017Increasing for a fifth consecutive period, industrial production rose 0.4 percent in June 2107. Released by the Federal Reserve, this indicator measures everything physically produced in America, from paperclips to sophisticated aerospace equipment. Also included in the release is capacity utilization which quantifies how much of the country’s resources for physical output are
June 17 Producer Price Index
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on July 17th, 2017Prices paid by producers and wholesalers edged higher in June 2017 according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. After remaining unchanged in May, the Producer Price Index (PPI) managed an uptick of just 0.1 percent. Compared to a year earlier, this price proxy is 2.0 percent higher, falling from 2.4 percent in the prior month.