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Capital and Risk, Macroeconomic

February hiring slump tugs down Chicago Fed’s national economic measure

March 25, 2019

Via: Market Watch

The numbers: A much weaker-than-expected February hiring total, a potentially one-month surprise within a still-strong job market, soured the latest broad-based measure of the U.S. economy from the Chicago Federal Reserve. The Chicago Fed’s index of national economic activity registered […]


Capital and Risk, Macroeconomic

Strong hiring lifts Chicago Fed’s national economic measure, as housing cools

November 26, 2018

Via: Market Watch

The numbers: A strong job market largely accounted for the acceleration in a broad measure of the U.S. economy from the Chicago Federal Reserve in October. The Chicago Fed’s index of national economic activity registered at a positive 0.24 last […]