Monthly Market Reviews

U.S. Real GDP grew at 2.2% during the fourth quarter of 2014 according to the third estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The figure remained unchanged from the prior estimate as increases in exports and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) were offset by weaker inventory...

US first quarter real GDP declined at a 0.2% annualized rate (a.r.), according to the third estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). This is an improvement over the previous estimate of -0.7% as personal consumption and gross private domestic investment were stronger than...

US second quarter real GDP came in at a 2.3% annualized rate (a.r.), according to the advance estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). This was at the lower end of the consensus range of 1.9% to 3.5%. The second quarter real GDP increase reflected positive contributions from...

US real GDP expanded at an annual rate of 3.9% in the second quarter according to the third estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. This is a 0.2% increase over the prior estimate of 3.7%, driven primarily by an upward revision in Personal Consumption Expenditures (from 3.1% to 3.6...

Economic data released during November was mostly weaker than expected with the exception of October’s jobs report. US third quarter GDP growth was revised higher from 1.5% to a 2.1% annual rate. The higher growth rate was primarily due to a smaller than previously estimated inventory adjustment...

The U.S. fourth quarter real GDP grew by 3%, slightly above the initial estimate of 2.8%. Nonresidential fixed investment and personal consumption expenditure were higher than initially estimated.

The headline and core Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2% in January. Year over year, the...

The U.S. real GDP grew at an annual rate of 2.5% in the third quarter according to the revised (second) estimate. This is higher than the initial estimate of 2% and slightly above the consensus of 2.4%. This falls within our expectations of a soft recovery (VCG – Outlook – Third Quarter 2010)....

The U.S. economy picked up steam towards the end of 2010 as U.S. consumers increased spending and U.S. companies increased their net exports. The real gross domestic product of the U.S. grew at an annual pace of 3.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the initial estimate. U.S. consumer...

The 2010 fourth quarter Real GDP in the U.S. was revised upward to an annual rate of 3.1%, according to the third and final estimate released by BEA. The increase was primarily due to a greater than previously estimated rise in private inventories. The Real GDP growth rate for all of 2010 is 2.9...