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Economy

“Producer inflation accelerated in August, as wholesale prices rose record 8.3% from a year ago”

“The producer price index rose 0.7% for the month, above the 0.6% Dow Jones estimate, though below the 1% increase in July. On a year-over-year basis, the gauge rose 8.3%, which is the biggest annual increase since records have been… Continue Reading…

Economy

“A record 4.3 million workers quit their jobs in August, led by food and retail industries”

“Quits hit a new series high going back to December 2000, as 4.3 million workers left their jobs. The quits rate rose to 2.9%, an increase of 242,000 from the previous month, which saw a rate of 2.7%, according to… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“U.S. new home sales rise to near 14-year high”

“Sales of new U.S. single-family homes increased to their highest level in nearly 14 years in August… The Commerce Department said on Thursday new home sales rose 4.8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.011 million units last month,… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Manhattan rental market plunges, leaving 15,000 empty apartments in August”

“There were more than 15,000 empty rental apartments in Manhattan in August, up from 5,600 a year ago, according to a report from Douglas Elliman and Miller Samuel. The inventory of empty units is the largest ever recorded since data… Continue Reading…

Banking

“TREASURIES-Yields climb after August jobs report”

“U.S. Treasury yields shot higher on Friday, propelled by a drop in the August unemployment rate and ahead of a big burst of supply next week. The benchmark 10-year yield was last up 9.1 basis points at 0.7131%. The U.S.… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Stocks retreat from records, consumer confidence unexpectedly drops in August”

“Stocks drifted lower Tuesday morning after each of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq touched yet another record intraday high earlier in the session. A closely watched index tracking US consumer confidence unexpectedly deteriorated in August to a fresh pandemic-era low, cooling hopes… Continue Reading…

Economy

Jobs: August U.S. payrolls 130,000 – Low Supply Of Workers?

“Job growth continued at a tepid pace in August, with nonfarm payrolls increasing by just 130,000 thanks in large part to the temporary hiring of Census workers, the Labor Department reported Friday… Wage growth remained solid, with average hourly earnings… Continue Reading…

Economy, Stocks

“August was a month to forget for investors. September may be little better”

“US stocks on Thursday had their best day in roughly two weeks on hopes that trade tensions between the United States and China could ease… August is shaping up to be the second worst month for stocks this year, in sharp contrast… Continue Reading…