empire manufacturing

The Empire State Manufacturing Index is a monthly survey of manufacturers in the New York region. Firms report on how business conditions have changed in various areas, including production, new orders, employment, prices and company outlook. The Index is a regional survey, but it is highly...

There was a slew of economic data just released, and most of it was uglier than expected, cutting the gains in the pre-market futures. Initial claims for the week ending September 10 came in at 428,000, versus estimates of 411,000. Last week was revised to 417,000. Continuing claims came in at 3...

The August Empire Manufacturing report was just released, and it missed expectations badly. It came in at -7.72, versus estimates of 0.0%. Futures are still higher after the report, despite the miss. Dow futures are up 47 points, NASDAQ futures are up 6 points and S&P 500 futures are up 6....

Equity futures are plunging lower after higher inflation and a weak Empire Manufacturing number were just released, sending stocks sharply lower. May consumer price index (CPI) came in at 0.2%, versus the estimate of 0.1%. Year over year, the CPI rose 3.6%, versus estimates of 3.4%. Excluding...

Tomorrow, June 15, is a big day in terms of economic reports and the markets will be watching and waiting with every breath as the economy appears to be weakening. At 7:00 a.m., the MBA mortgage index is going to be released for the week ending June 10. At 8:30 a.m., May CPI will be released. It...

There were no economic reports released today, but tomorrow is expected to pick up the slack, with Empire Manufacturing and the FOMC rate decision to receive the most attention. At 8:30, Empire Manufacturing is expected to be released for March. Economists expect a reading of 17.0, up from...

February Empire Manufacturing was just released and it came in than expected. Economists were looking for a reading of 15.5, and it came in at 15.43 . January Empire Manufacturing was revised to from 11.92.

Despite all of the progress we have made over the past 18 months, renewed concerns over the sustainability of the tepid economic recovery are rising. Concerns about Greece and then Portugal, followed by Germany's ban on naked short-selling and euro concerns, have pushed the stock market down in...