Hiring Solid Even as Data Shows Economy Shrank in Q2
The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits dropped last week, a sign that few companies are cutting jobs despite high inflation and a weak economy.
Small Financial Institutions to Get Break on Call Report Requirements
Financial institutions under $5 billion in assets will soon be able to submit smaller quarterly call reports with less information on them.
Fannie Mae’s Economic Forecast Unchanged By Hurricanes
The 2017 economic growth forecast remains unchanged at 2.2 percent following expected offsetting hurricane-related impacts to GDP growth in the third and fourth quarters, according to the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group’s October 2017 Economic and Housing Outlook.
Fed Order To Streamline Enviro Review, Permitting On Big Projects
Saying the status quo is holding down economic and job growth, President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at streamlining environmental reviews and permitting of major infrastructure projects and establishing a two-year goal for such processes.
Mortgage Performance Continues To Improve Nationwide
Mortgage performance continues to improve across the country, with the exception of those states whose economies rely heavily on the energy sector, according to a report released yesterday by CoreLogic, a global property information firm.
Fannie Mae Forecasts Economic Growth, But Fears Fiscal, Monetary Policy
The current economic expansion, now entering its ninth year, is forecast to continue, with full-year growth at 2 percent for 2017, according to the Fannie Mae Economic & Strategic Research (ESR) Group’s June 2017 Economic and Housing Outlook.
Fourth-Quarter Economic Growth Revised Higher, Boosted By Consumer Spending
U.S. economic growth slowed less than previously reported in the fourth quarter as robust consumer spending spurred the largest increase in imports in two years.
Mnuchin Says US Growth Prospects Not Fully Reflected In Markets
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday that he believes financial markets could improve “significantly” once they fully reflect the potential for U.S. economic growth from President Donald Trump’s economic policies.
Maintaining Momentum For Economic Growth
One image of Gateway Cities is of old, hulking vacant mill building complexes where workers were literally “gated” in to serve the manufacturing process.
Fed Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged, Signals Fewer Future Hikes
The U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates...
US Existing Home Sales Plunge; New Rules Seen As Drag
The National Association of Realtors said on Tuesday...Consumer Spending Bolsters U.S. Q2 Growth
U.S. economic growth accelerated in the second...Feds: Most Of New England Lagged U.S. Economic Growth In ’14
The federal government says economic growth last year...
