Russia Archive
Architectural index, Corporate leverage, Saudi oil pricing
Economic Releases, Russia, Uncategorized
Apr 19, 2018
Muddling through at depressed levels: Saudis set price. If they decide to hike as below, it will happen: OPEC’s new price hawk Saudi Arabia seeks oil as high as $100 Apr 18 (Reuters) — Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia would be happy to see crude rise to $80 or even $100 a
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Factory orders, Cash bonuses, Oil prices
Economic Releases, Inflation, Russia, Uncategorized
Dec 04, 2017
As the chart shows, year over year growth has gone to near 0 since the election, and the hurricane replacement effect has since dissipated: Highlights A big upward revision to core capital goods highlights today’s factory orders report which closes the book on what was a mixed October for manufacturing. The month’s
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Construction spending, Rig count, Fed US leading index, Flynn news
Inflation, Russia, Uncategorized
Dec 01, 2017
Up a bit this month but as per the chart it’s bumping along at recession type levels: Highlights It’s not housing that drove construction spending up a very sharp 1.4 percent in October but non-residential activity which had been lagging in this report. Spending on private non-residential construction jumped 0.9 percent in
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JOLTS, Redbook sales, Rig count, Credit check, NK comment, PMC jersey
China, Inflation, Russia, UK, Uncategorized
Sep 12, 2017
Openings higher than hires tells me employers don’t want to pay up, which is also suggested by low wage growth: Highlights In the latest indications of strong, tight conditions in the labor market, job openings rose to a higher-than-expected 6.170 million in July for a 0.9 percent increase from June. Hirings also
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Mtg purchase apps, Fed’s beige book report, Trump comments
Inflation, Russia, Uncategorized
Jul 13, 2017
Still soft, also somewhat in line with decelerating bank mortgage lending: Highlights Purchase applications for home mortgages fell a seasonally adjusted 3 percent in the July 7 week, while applications for refinancing fell 13 percent from the previous week to the lowest level since January 2017. The refinance share of mortgage activity
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Saudi pricing, Euro fx rate, Tooth fairy index, NY Times Trump interview
Russia, Uncategorized
Apr 06, 2017
Looks like Saudis are moving to lower prices? Saudi Aramco Said to Cut Pricing For May Arab Light Oil to Asia By Serene Cheong and Sharon Cho Apr 5 (Bloomberg) — Saudi Aramco sets Arab Light crude differential at 45c/bbl discount to Oman-Dubai benchmark for May sales to Asia, say people with
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Factory orders, Rail Carloads, Trump comments
Russia, Uncategorized
Mar 06, 2017
Back to slow growth from the lower levels: Durable goods orders: Capital goods: It’s gone from bad to worse. Hard to see how this can continue much longer: Trump’s Wiretap Claims: What We Know and What We Don’t White House sources acknowledge that Trump had no idea whether the claims he was
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Ryan timeline, Trump remarks
John McCain, Russia, UK, Uncategorized
Feb 02, 2017
It will be a while before even the discussions begin: House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday that Republican lawmakers will try to push through tax reform and infrastructure bills — two key policies for investors — in the spring after focusing on health care. “It’s just the way the budget works that
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Rental tightness, Trump comments
Germany, Japan, Russia, Uncategorized
Jan 23, 2017
From the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC): Apartment Markets Soften in the January NMHC Quarterly Survey — Apartment markets continued to retreat in the January National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions. All four indexes of Market Tightness (25), Sales Volume (25), Equity Financing (33) and Debt Financing
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Putin, Maryland business activity
Russia, Uncategorized
Dec 31, 2016
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