Investor Confidence At a Glance
Global Index: 77.4
Monthly Change: Up 4.8
Year-to-year Change: Down 21.9
North America Index: 83.5
Monthly Change: Up 5.4
Europe Index: 88.6
Monthly Change: Up 4.6
Asia Index: 88
Monthly Change: Up 2.8
Technorati Tags: State Street Index, Investor Confidence Index, investor confidence
Producer Price Index At a Glance
Finished Goods Index: Up 0.3%
Finished Goods Core: Up 0.5%
Finished Goods Annual Change: Up 6.4%
Finished Goods Energy: Up 0.8%
Finished Goods Food: Down 0.5%
Intermediate Goods Index: Up 0.8%
Crude Goods Index: Up 3.7%
Technorati Tags: PPI, inflation, Producer, Price, Index
Housing Starts At a Glance
Seasonally Adjusted
Housing Starts: 1,065,000
Monthly Change: Down 0.6%
Prior Month Revised Up by 59,000
Year-to-year Change: Down 28.4%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 6.7%
Housing Completions: 1,208,000
Monthly Change: Down 8.8%
Year-to-year Change: Down 25.8%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 9.4%
Building Permits: 978,000
Monthly Change: Down 7.8%
Year-to-year Change: Down 36.5%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 6.2%
Technorati Tags: housing, starts, new, residential, construction
Federal Funds Rate: 2.25%
Discount Rate: 2.5%
The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower its target for the federal funds rate 75 basis points to 2-1/4 percent..
In an action Sunday, the Federal Reserve lowered the discount rate by 25 basis points, then lowered it 75 basis points today.
The discount rate is now only 25 basis [...]
