Economic Focus

Economic Focus

Each issue features a topic that will inform and engage the reader.  It also highlights the week's key economic releases and corresponding consensus of 50 economists, and each indicator's likely impact on interest rates. Economic Focus is also available as a free newsletter.      
Week in Review

Week in Review

This easy-to-read report summarizes the prior week's economic and business highlights indicating how each impacts today's mortgage rates. It is published each Friday and available as an email, or viewable on this website. Week in Review is available as a free weekly newsletter.
Hot Sheets

Hot Sheets

These reports highlight Interest Rate Projections, Construction Spending, Housing Starts, New Home Sales, Existing Home Sales, Credit Conditions and Fed Announcements. They are available as a free PDF download or can be sent to your inbox as they are published.
Fed Press Releases

Fed Press Releases

These are the latest press releases from the Federal Reserve. They contain the important information, news and data that you need to know about the Federal Reserve Banks. Fed Press releases are posted as they are released by the Federal Reserve.
Indicators

Indicators

All of the key economic indicators are available in easy-to read dynamic charts along with the definition and meaning of each. These indicators are valuable tools for tracking economic trends and offer a historical reference of economic data.
Commentaries

Commentaries

These economic commentaries offer a high-level perspective of economic events and trends by top economists and commentators. Get the latest economic insight from the people in the know. Commentators include John Tuccillo, Howard Voyles and Steve Wood.

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Economic Indicators

Economic Indicator
Latest
Previous
Employment Report (Feb) -36K -20K
Jobless Claims (03/06/2010) 462K 469K
Consumer Price Index (Jan) 0.2% 0.1%
Industrial Production (Feb) 0.1% 0.9%
Leading Indicators (Jan) 0.3% 1.1%
Consumer Confidence (Feb) 46.0 55.9
GDP-Preliminary (Q4) 5.9% 5.7%

Economic Reports

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WEEK IN REVIEW - Summary of prior week's economic and business highlights

ECONOMIC FOCUS - Commentary and calendar of this week's key economic releases

HOT SHEETS - Special reports on key housing releases and data

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