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Economy Watch: Retail Sales Up Robustly in May
U.S. sales saw a slight increase in May, with most categories gaining ground. However, furniture stores, sporting goods, hobby, music and bookstores suffered significant sales decreases.
Fed Hikes Rates, Predicts a Strong-ish Economy Into 2020
The Federal Reserve increased its benchmark short-term interest rates, while also signaling that additional hikes are expected for this year.
Economy Watch: Inflation Heats Up in May
The price of gasoline and shelter continue to contribute to the increase in the all items index in May, which ticked up by 0.2 percent.
Economy Watch Weekly: Job Growth Steady, Forecasts Predict Positive Outlook
April counted roughly 6.7 million job openings nationwide. Business economists expect a slowdown, revealing predictions for the rest of 2018 and ’19. Economy Editor Dees Stribling gives a breakdown of these two topics, for the week ending June 8, 2018.
Economy Watch: Gig Economy Might Not be as Large as Believed
A new Bureau of Labor Statistics report casts some doubt on the size and growth trajectory of contingent jobs, which might have implications for the U.S. office market.
Economy Watch: More Buildings Enter Planning Stage in May
Sixteen projects each with a value of $100 million or more entered planning in May, up from 12 developments in April, according to the latest Dodge Data & Analytics report.
Economy Watch: Technology, Taxes to Significantly Impact Economy
The real estate executives Akerman interviewed were split almost equally behind two major elements they say will define the trajectory of U.S. commercial real estate over the next three years.
Economy Watch: U.S. Economy Has More Job Openings Than Unemployed
In April, vacancies increased in durable goods manufacturing (up 33,000) and information (up 26,000), but decreased in finance and insurance (down 84,000).
Economy Watch Weekly: Employment, Construction Spending Still Strong
Payroll employment has increased significantly to 223,000 jobs, whereas construction spending increased 1.8 percent than the previous month. Economy Editor Dees Stribling gives a breakdown of these two topics, for the week ending June 1, 2018.Â
Economy Watch: Business Economists Expect Slowdown
The next recession will likely occur sometime between the fourth quarter of 2019 and the second quarter of 2020, according to the latest NABE survey.