Business Conditions
-
•
Nondefense Capital-Goods Orders Excluding Aircraft Remain in a Flat Trend
Core capital-goods orders remain in a flat trend, but ongoing restrictions on business activity will likely result in distorted economic data for several more months.
-
•
Struggling Economy Sends Consumer Sentiment Tumbling Again in April
The unprecedented economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is distorting economic activity, crushing the labor market, and pummeling consumer sentiment.
-
•
Massive Job Losses Continue but The Pace Slows
The unprecedented economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak continues to crush the labor market and distort economic activity.
-
•
Regional Fed Manufacturing Surveys Plunge Again in April
Regional Fed manufacturing surveys show a sharp drop in business conditions for local manufacturers in the northeast as severe economic disruptions continue.
-
•
Massive Job Losses Continue for a Fourth Week
The unprecedented economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak continues to crush the labor market and distort economic activity.
-
•
Retail Sales Plunge in March
Retail sales were sharply lower in March and are likely to show significant weakness over the next several months.
-
•
Weekly Data Portend Weak Retail Sales
Retail sales are collapsing as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. The U.S. entered a recession in March ending the record long expansion.
-
•
Consumer Sentiment Collapses Amid Massive Job Loss
The unprecedented economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is crushing the labor market and consumer sentiment.
-
•
Historic Drop in Small-Business Optimism As COVID-19 Spreads
Small-business confidence plunged in March as COVID-19 stifled expectations.
-
•
Auto Sales Plunge in March
Auto sales plunged in March providing more evidence of the dramatic impact of COVID-19 and supporting the near-certainty that the U.S. has entered recession.
-
•
Nondefense Capital-Goods Orders Excluding Aircraft Remain in a Flat Trend
Core capital-goods orders remain in a flat trend, but ongoing restrictions on business activity will likely result in distorted economic data for several more months.
-
•
Struggling Economy Sends Consumer Sentiment Tumbling Again in April
The unprecedented economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is distorting economic activity, crushing the labor market, and pummeling consumer sentiment.
-
•
Massive Job Losses Continue but The Pace Slows
The unprecedented economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak continues to crush the labor market and distort economic activity.
-
•
Regional Fed Manufacturing Surveys Plunge Again in April
Regional Fed manufacturing surveys show a sharp drop in business conditions for local manufacturers in the northeast as severe economic disruptions continue.
-
•
Massive Job Losses Continue for a Fourth Week
The unprecedented economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak continues to crush the labor market and distort economic activity.
-
•
Retail Sales Plunge in March
Retail sales were sharply lower in March and are likely to show significant weakness over the next several months.
-
•
Weekly Data Portend Weak Retail Sales
Retail sales are collapsing as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. The U.S. entered a recession in March ending the record long expansion.
-
•
Consumer Sentiment Collapses Amid Massive Job Loss
The unprecedented economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is crushing the labor market and consumer sentiment.
-
•
Historic Drop in Small-Business Optimism As COVID-19 Spreads
Small-business confidence plunged in March as COVID-19 stifled expectations.
-
•
Auto Sales Plunge in March
Auto sales plunged in March providing more evidence of the dramatic impact of COVID-19 and supporting the near-certainty that the U.S. has entered recession.