Anna Spiewak

Economy Watch Weekly: Fed’s Words Move Markets, for Now

CPE’s economic analyst, Dees Stribling, gives his update for the week ending Sept. 14.

Economy Watch: Consumer Sentiment Up Unexpectedly

Consumer spending increased in the month of August; credit for spending is given to most of the prices not going up too high.

Rockefeller JV Acquires San Francisco’s 50 Beale St.

The Rockefeller Group and Mitsubishi Estate have bought a 23-story, Class A office building in San Francisco’s South Financial District.

Economy Watch: Job Openings Static; Vegas Residential Market Inventory Shrinks; Moody’s Might Downgrade U.S. Debt

National job openings decreased in July.The Vegas residential market has shrinking inventory. And Moody’s Investor Service said it might downgrade U.S. debt.

Economy Watch Weekly: Mario Draghi Offers Good News, Unlike the U.S. Jobs Report

CPE’s economic analyst, Dees Stribling, gives his update for the week ending Sept. 7.

Regional Trends Vary Widely, Says New Global Shopping Center Report

A new global shopping report from Cushman & Wakefield and the International Council of Shopping Centers shows that Asia and Latin America are driving the global shopping center revival.

Economy Watch: Consumers Hide Their Plastic in August; Mortgage Delinquencies Dip; Employment Trends Bright

Total consumer credit dropped. National residential mortgages are down compared to the month before. And employment trends are slightly more optimistic.

Changes at the Top at Related Cos.

Related Cos. has promoted three of its executives up the ladder, including company founder Stephen Ross’s passing of his CEO torch to another veteran.

Economy Watch: Employment Gains Meager; Transportation Indicators Mixed; QE3 Now a Maybe

National employment shows weak growth. Rail carloads show an overall dip, but a rise in intermodel traffic, and petroleum products. There is still discourse but no action on the topic of an economic stimulus.

Economy Watch: ECB Ready to Buy Euro-Zone Debt; OECD Predicts Euro-Zone Recession; US Creates Few Jobs

The ECB plans to buy government debt, especially that of countries with the weakest large links in the euro zone. The OECD said that the global economy is slowing due to key European countries entering recession. The U.S. economy, on the other hand, created fewer jobs than expected in the month of August.