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Money Supply (M1 and M2) – July 30, 2008

31-Jul-08

Money Supply At a Glance

M1 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: 1385.6
M1 4-Week Average: 1393.4
M1 Annual Change (Unadjusted): Up $22.6 billion
M2 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: 7687.2
M2 4-Week Average: 7704.4
M2 Annual Change (Unadjusted): Up $438.3 billion

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US Help Wanted Online Data Series – July 2008

30-Jul-08

Help Wanted Online At a Glance
The June figures for online advertised vacancies was revised upward by approximately 300,000 ads.

Online Advertised Vacancies: 3,864,100
Monthly Change: Down 7.8% (Not seasonally adjusted)
Up 1.7% from unrevised June figure
Year-to-year Change: Down 5.4%
New ads: 2,708,000
Monthly Change: Down 1.6%
Vacancies advertised per 100 in labor force: 2.5

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Federal Funds Rate Announcement (FOMC) – June 25, 2008

26-Jun-08

Federal Funds Rate: 2.00%
Discount Rate: 2.25%

The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to keep its target for the federal funds rate at 2 percent.
Although downside risks to growth remain, they appear to have diminished somewhat, and the upside risks to inflation and inflation expectations have increased.

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Leading Index, Coincident Index, Lagging Index (US) – May 2008

19-Jun-08

Conference Board Leading, Coincident and Lagging Indicators At a Glance:

Leading Index: Up 0.1%
Coincident Index: Up 0.1%
Lagging Index: Up 0.2%
Improved Leading Indicators: 4
Unchanged Leading Indicators: 1
Worsened Leading Indicators: 5
Improved Coincident Indicators: 2
Unchanged Coincident Indicators: 0
Worsened Coincident Indicators: 2

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