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Market-Barometer.com™, Saturday 3-20-10  1:05a  Eastern;
   
Federal Reserve: FOMC

 

 

The central bank of the United States is responsible for;

 

Conducting monetary policy.

Regulating banking institutions.

Maintaining stability.

 

 

Fed target [interest rates]

FOMC keeps a range of .00 to .25 percent for the target of the Federal funds rate:

Zero to 1/4 percent

Read the FOMC statement...   Board of Governors   About the Fed

Fed: "Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests that economic activity has continued to strengthen and that the labor market is stabilizing. Household spending is expanding at a moderate rate but remains constrained by high unemployment, modest income growth, lower housing wealth, and tight credit. Business spending on equipment and software has risen significantly. However, investment in nonresidential structures is declining, housing starts have been flat at a depressed level, and employers remain reluctant to add to payrolls. While bank lending continues to contract, financial market conditions remain supportive of economic growth. Although the pace of economic recovery is likely to be moderate for a time, the Committee anticipates a gradual return to higher levels of resource utilization in a context of price stability.

With substantial resource slack continuing to restrain cost pressures and longer-term inflation expectations stable, inflation is likely to be subdued for some time...

Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke's report to the U.S. House Financial Committee.

"Broadly speaking, the Federal Reserve's response to the crisis and the recession can be divided into two parts... Ben Bernanke's report...

 

 

 

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

 GDP:  2-26-2010  9:03 am ET- Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the output of goods and services produced in the United States, increased at a rate of 5.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.   Read the current Gross Domestic Product release   GDP chart

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) chart 1987 through current year:

GDP, Real Gross Domestic Product chart 1987 through current reporting period.

GDP, Real Gross Domestic Product chart percent change from preceding year.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA- agency of the Department of Commerce) produces economic statistics that enable government and business decision-makers, researchers, and the American public to follow and understand the performance of the Nation's economy. They collect source data, conduct research and analysis, develops and implements estimation methodologies, and disseminates statistics to the public… read more about the BEA

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BLS News Release

Nonfarm payroll:  3- 5-2010  8:59 am ET  Unemployment rate holds steady at 9.7 percent in Februarynonfarm payroll jobs decline by 36,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.   Read the nonfarm payroll report...

PPI: 3-17-10  9:05 am ET; The Producer Price Index (PPI) for finished goods decreased 0.6 percent in February, seasonally adjusted, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  The index for finished goods, less food and energy (core PPI), increased by 0.1 percent.   Read the full PPI report...

Productivity Report: 12- 3-2009 10:05 am ET- The U.S. Department of Labor reported productivity data:  

  First-Quarter- 2009 Second-Quarter- 2009 Third-Quarter- 2009 Fourth-Quarter
Business Sector 0.2% 6.5% 8.5% -0.4
Nonfarm Business Sector 0.3% 6.6% 8.1% -0.4

Read the productivity report...  

CPI:  3/18/2010  9:57 am ET- The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was unchanged in February.  The index for all items less food and energy (core CPI) rose 0.1 percent.

The unchanged index was a result of decline in energy, offset by slight increases in the indexes for food... declines in the apparel and household furnishings index were offset by continuing increases in the medical care index... Read the Consumer Price Index report...   Personal Income core inflation report

Weekly Jobless Initial Claims:

3-18-2010  9:11 am ET: The advanced figure for seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims was 457,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week (unrevised).

Jobless claims report

Initial Jobless Claims Chart

More News

 

   

Fridays Stock Market Report;   look for a neutral to positive open;   options expiration Friday could increase volatility;   report for Friday, March 19, 2010;   yesterdays economic news, the unemployment new claims data and the Consumer Price Index report, had little effect on traders today as stocks ended the day lower on the quarterly options expiration trading session;   U.S. markets pretty much rested Friday as marketeers took profit from the recent Bull market run-up since March;   health care reform bill will keep the Government busy over the weekend had also played a role in trading Friday and most likely will play a bigger role next week;   equity market has run up a lot in recent weeks so a correction or small pullback could be around the corner;   low volume continues on Wall Street which brings up the question were is the retail investor, volatility seems to pick up when retail investors are in the market;   even though we had a down day, stocks still are up for the year adding onto March gains.    # # #    Thursdays Stock Market Report;   look for a neutral flat start Thursday;   CPI and unemployment initial claims in focus for the open Thursday, March 18, 2010;   the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index trekked higher Thursday as the blue chips move higher to catch-up with the other major indexes;   the unemployment initial claims report showed another small decline in claims, continuing to point to a slow U.S. jobs recovery;   a Government report showed the headline Consumer Price Index as unchanged for February as energy prices decline helping to reduce prices for February.    # # #                                                                                                                                 

 

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