- U.S. Real average hourly earnings rose 0.3 % for year ending
March 2017
- CPI rose 2.4 % over the 12 months ending March 2017
- Initial claims for unemployment benefits rose by 10,000
last week to 244,000.
- Unemployment rates decline in 274 metropolitan areas over the
year ending February 2017
- Camden and Dallas had highest percent increases in employment
for year ended February 2017
- U.S Producer Price Index for final demand goods increased 4.0% over the year ending March 2017
- One-third of Americans say real estate is best long-term
investment. Residents of the West, men especially confident in real
estate Stocks rank second, with strongest support from higher-income
adults.
- U.S. Mar housing starts fell -6.8% to 1.215 million, weaker
than expected.
- Mar building permits rose +3.6% to 1.26 million, stronger
than expectations of +2.8%.
- U.S. Mar manufacturing production unexpectedly fell -0.4%,
weaker than expexted, and the biggest decline in 7 months.
- U.S. Mar industrial production rose +0.5%, as expected.
- Mar capacity utilization rose +0.4 to 76.1%, as expected..
- The IMF raised its 2017 global GDP forecast to 3.5% from a
Jan estimate of 3.4%.
- China Retail Sales (Mar) 10.9% YoY vs 9.7% expected, 10.9%
prior
- China Industrial Prod (Mar) 7.6% YoY vs 6.3% expected, 6.0%
prior
- Exhaust cleaning scrubbers will be the cheapest way for larger
ships to comply with the 2020 International Maritime Organizations (IMO) 0.5pc sulfur cap on marine fuels, according to BP
- 4/21/2017, is the first time since the lights came on, the
UK has gone 24 hours without coal-fired generation..
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