Investor Confidence At a Glance
Note: There were large revisions to the June index.
Global Index: 58.2
Monthly Change: Down 17.5
Year-to-year Change: Down 23.8
North America Index: 50.8
Monthly Change: Down 24.3
Europe Index: 79.6
Monthly Change: Down 1.5
Asia Index: 86.5
Monthly Change: Down 0.6
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Conference Board Leading, Coincident and Lagging Indicators At a Glance:
Leading Index: Up 0.3%
Coincident Index: Down 0.5%
Lagging Index: Down 0.2%
Improved Leading Indicators: 6
Unchanged Leading Indicators: 0
Worsened Leading Indicators: 4
Improved Coincident Indicators:
Unchanged Coincident Indicators: 2
Worsened Coincident Indicators: 2
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Housing Starts At a Glance
Seasonally Adjusted
Housing Starts: 817,000
Monthly Change: Down 6.3%
Year-to-year Change: Down 31.1%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 12%
Housing Completions: 1,097,000
Monthly Change: Up 11.7%
Year-to-year Change: Down 20.4%
1-Family Monthly Change: Up 17%
Building Permits: 786,000
Monthly Change: Down 7.3%
Year-to-year Change: Down 38.4%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 3.8%
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International Capital Flows At a Glance
Foreign purchases of Long Term US Securities: negative $8.8 billion
Official purchases: negative $10.2 billion
Private purchases: $1.5 billion
US residents purchase of foreign long term securities: Sold $22.7 billion
Monthly Net TIC flows: Negative $400 million (0.4 billion)
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Money Supply At a Glance
M1 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: $1453.9 billion
M1 4-Week Average: $1466.0 billion
M1 Annual Change (Unadjusted): Up $84.8 billioin
M2 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: $7769.4 billion
M2 4-Week Average: $7808.1 billion
M2 Annual Change (Unadjusted): Up $440.8 billion
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Jobless Claims At a Glance
Initial Claims: 461,000
Change from Last Week: Down 16,000
4-Week Moving Average: 483,250
Insured Unemployment Rate: 2.8%
Insured Unemployment: 3,711,000
All numbers seasonally adjusted.
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