What of the future? Gabriel Martinez, Ph.D. Ave Maria University August , % 0.6%
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Volatility Index
Value of the Dollar % Increase
Current Account / Real GNP % Increase
Real Gross Domestic Product % Growth
Interest Rates
Global Growth Projections
Implied probability SEPTEMBER FOMC MEETING OUTCOMES 4.25% 5.00% 5.25% 5.50% 4.75% 4.50% (Advance) Durable goods report, New home sales Existing home sales
Implied probability OCTOBER FOMC MEETING OUTCOMES 4.25% 5.00% 5.25% 5.50% 4.75% 4.50% (Advance) Durable goods report, New home sales Existing home sales
Implied probability DECEMBER FOMC MEETING OUTCOMES 5.00% 5.25% 5.50% 4.75% 4.25% 4.50% 4.00% (Advance) Durable goods report, New home sales Existing home sales
Consumption % Growth
Growth in Retail and Food Sales % Growth
Consumer Credit Outstanding % Growth
Household Debt Service and Financial Obligations % of Personal Income after Taxes
Consumer Sentiment Index
Light Weight Vehicle Sales: Autos & Light Trucks % Growth (4-month average)
Average Hourly Earnings % Growth
Unemployment Rate
Duration of Unemployment in Months
Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance
Aggregate Weekly Hours Index % Growth
Total Nonfarm Payrolls: All Employees % Growth
Investment
Corporate Profits after Tax % Growth
Manufacturers' New Orders: Durable Goods % Growth
Manufacturers' New Orders: Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft % Growth
Industrial Production % Growth
Inventory to Sales Ratio % Growth
ISM Manufacturing: PMI Composite Index A PMI reading above 50 percent indicates that the manufacturing economy is generally expanding; below 50 percent that it is generally declining.
Total Capacity Utilization
Private Nonresidential Fixed Investment
National Home Builder’s Housing Market Index
Housing Starts Thousands of Units
Building Permits Thousands of Units
Existing Home Sales Home sales in millions of homes
Month’s Supply of Homes Home sales in millions of homes
Median Home Prices Home sales in millions of homes % Growth
Mortgage Rate Home sales in millions of homes
Los precios no volverán a resurgir hasta que las ventas vuelvan a su tendencia y a su pico de 7,250,000.
Actual and Predicted Home Prices
Actual and Predicted Family Income
Actual and Predicted Mortgage Rate Percentage Points
Demand (NAHB HMI) and Supply (Housing Starts), Paralized supply, falling demand
Affordability Index Stable prices, higher mortgage rates, and slower income growth keep “affordability” from rising
Consumer Inflation
Expectations of Inflation
Producer Inflation
Cost of Labor % Growth
Oil Price