Deeper Analysis
Second-Quarter Growth in Selected Industrial Economies
August 30, 2017
United States: A 3.3% rise of personal consumption on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) accounted for 76% of the 3.0% SAAR advance of real GDP. Net exports and non-residential business investment increased, too, and made a collective 1.1 percentage point (ppt) contribution to GDP, while government spending slid 0.3% SAAR on quarter and by […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
A Somewhat Corrective Wednesday in the Market
August 30, 2017
The dollar recovered, sovereign debt yields rose and so have European and Asian equities overnight. The dollar climbed 0.4% against the euro, 0.3% versus the yen, 0.2% vis-a-vis the loonie, Swissy, and kiwi, and 0.1% relative to the Australian dollar. The dollar has dipped 0.1% versus the yuan and peso and is unchanged against sterling. […] More
