Durable Goods Orders were weaker than expected with a decline of 4.2% in March, down 1.1% excluding Transportation. The Fed Statement - The economy is expanding moderately with an improved labor

Housing Starts data showed a better-than-expected rise of 9.3% in November to an annual rate of 685,000 units. Permits rose by 5.7% to a 681,000 unit rate. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged

The Trade Deficit came in at $45.6 billion in August. Initial Jobless Claims came in at 404,000 still well above the 350,000 recessionary threshold. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined to

New Home Sales fell 2.3% in August to an annual rate of just 295,000 units. The inventory of new homes fell to another new record low of 162,000 units. The price of a new home fell 7.7% year over

Initial Jobless Claims came in at 423,000 well above the recessionary threshold of 350,000. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged to a new year to date low at 10,597.14 testing the zone of its

Initial Jobless Claims were reported at 418,000, above 400,000 for the fifteenth consecutive weeks. The Philadelphia Fed Index rose to 3.2 in July versus -7.7 in June. Leading Indicators rose by