Beige Book At a Glance
Commercial real estate weakened or remained sluggish in 9 districts. 3 districts noted improvement – Cleveland, Minneapolis, and Kansas City
9 of the 12 Districts reported economic activity weakening. 2 described slight increases – Cleveland and Minneapolis. 1 Reported steady and moderate growth – Dallas.
9 districts reported declining in manufacturing. [...]
Investor Confidence At a Glance
Note: There were large revisions to the June index.
Global Index: 82.6
Monthly Change: Up 3.6
Year-to-year Change: Down 3.7
North America Index: 84.7
Monthly Change: Down 6.9
Europe Index: 80.5
Monthly Change: Down 0.9
Asia Index: 82.9
Monthly Change: Up 8.5
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Conference Board Leading, Coincident and Lagging Indicators At a Glance:
Leading Index: Down 0.1%
Coincident Index: Up 0.1%
Lagging Index: Down 0.3%
Improved Leading Indicators: 4
Unchanged Leading Indicators: 0
Worsened Leading Indicators: 6
Improved Coincident Indicators: 3
Unchanged Coincident Indicators: 0
Worsened Coincident Indicators: 1
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Money Supply At a Glance
M1 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: 1385.7
M1 4-Week Average: 1388.8
M1 Annual Change (Unadjusted): Up $20.0 billion
M2 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: 7686.7
M2 4-Week Average: 7691.1
M2 Annual Change (Unadjusted): Up $437.9 billion
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Jobless Claims At a Glance
Initial Claims: 366,000
Change from Last Week: Up 18,000
4-Week Moving Average: 376,500
Insured Unemployment Rate: 2.3
Insured Unemployment: 3,122,000
All numbers seasonally adjusted.
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Housing Starts At a Glance
Much of the increase in housing starts and building permits resulted from a large increase in building permits issued for multifamily residential buildings in New York City.
Seasonally Adjusted
Housing Starts: 1,066,000
Monthly Change: Up 9.1%
Year-to-year Change: Down 26.9%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 5.3%
Housing Completions: 1,167,000
Monthly Change: Up 1.2%
Year-to-year Change: Down 21.7%
1-Family Monthly Change: [...]
