Video: Mark Rogers on the US Economy — Week of February 24, 2014

Econoday’s Mark Rogers provides a look at key economic announcements for the US this week. This week, the Fed expected to stay the course on the taper.

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Econoday reports, available on TradingScreen’s award-winning TradeSmart EMS, provide alerts on upcoming economic announcements, and jargon-free analysis of their potential market impact. Mark Rogers, Senior Economist for U.S. markets, has over 19 years of experience with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta as an economist and forecaster for national and regional economies.

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Highlights:

• FOMC minutes suggest that the Fed will continue with “measured steps” with tapering (0.30)
• Agreement between Fed hawks and doves on taper (1.30)
• Not the same broad consensus on the Federal funds rate (2.15)
• Reverse repos will be an important policy tool when the Fed does raise the fed funds rate (3.20)
• Disappointing manufacturing and housing indicators last week – new home sales and manufacturing coming up (5.32)
• The recent bad weather and its impact on consumer confidence (7.55)

 

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Video: Mark Rogers on the US Economy — Week of February 18, 2014

Econoday’s Mark Rogers provides a look at key economic announcements for the US this week. In this segment:  Weather dumps on economic data. The economy has slowed, but how much is weather related?

 

Econoday reports, available on TradingScreen’s award-winning TradeSmart EMS, provide alerts on upcoming economic announcements, and jargon-free analysis of their potential market impact. Mark Rogers, Senior Economist for U.S. markets, has over 19 years of experience with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta as an economist and forecaster for national and regional economies.

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Highlights:

• Winter weather playing an usually big role: retail sales weaker than expected 00:15
• Unexpectedly large downward revision to December retail sales may mean downward revision to Q4 GDP 00:41
•  Atypically bad winter weather reduced shopping in January, especially for autos 01:00
• Weather affecting total industrial production 01:18
• Janet Yellen gives first public testimony: Bernanke policies likely to continue 01:55
• Home biller’s index way below expectations 03:10
• The drop is the largest in the history of the series 03:35
• Housing in a “soft spot” 04:45
• Housing numbers could bounce back in Spring, simply because winter numbers were bad 05:30
• Producer Prices Report is now completely revamped 06:03
• Traditional PPI focuses on goods and commodities, will now include services and construction 06:31
• FOMC Minutes: How important is “data dependent” vs. “measured steps?” 9:00
• Is the slowness just a weather effect? 10:00

 

Video: Mark Rogers on the US Economy — Week of December 16, 2013

Econoday’s Mark Rogers provides a look at key economic announcements for the US this week. In this segment: Fed taper is going to happen–the question is when and, if later, does the Fed prep markets with guidance?

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Econoday reports, available on TradingScreen’s award-winning TradeSmart EMS, provide alerts on upcoming economic announcements, and jargon-free analysis of their potential market impact. Mark Rogers, Senior Economist for U.S. markets, has over 19 years of experience with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta as an economist and forecaster for national and regional economies.

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Video: Mark Rogers on the US Economy — Week of December 9, 2013

Econoday’s Mark Rogers provides a look at key economic announcements for the US this week: A focus on job growth and its effect on taper talk. Even as healthy numbers have raised taper talk, markets are getting used to the idea of tapering.

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Econoday reports, available on TradingScreen’s award-winning TradeSmart EMS, provide alerts on upcoming economic announcements, and jargon-free analysis of their potential market impact. Mark Rogers, Senior Economist for U.S. markets, has over 19 years of experience with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta as an economist and forecaster for national and regional economies.

Click to learn about getting access to Econoday’s economic reports on TradingScreen.

Highlights:

• Overall perspective from latest revisions to third quarter GDP growth 0.21
• Demand growth sluggish despite headline GDP 1.40
• Employment report: jobs surprise on the high side 2.13
• Boost in jobs a positive for the consumer sector 2.45
• Consumer sentiment report shows strong improvement 2.56
• What are the implications on consumer spending moving forward for the holidays? 3.45
• Read on employment report on income: what does it tell us for November? 4.32
• Motor vehicle sales should boost consumer durable spending 5.25
• Thoughts on manufacturing sector 6.00
• Manufacturers seem optimistic, boost in hiring 6.28
• Fed tapering: will it happen on December 18th or next year? 7.05
• Fed basing taper talk discussion in part on a threshold of 6.5 percent unemployment 7.20
• Low unemployment may boost fears of high wage inflation 8.00
• Fed “doves” still likely to dominate December 17-18 FOMC 8.40
• Thoughts on markets’ reactions to Fed taper talk 9.35
• Fed stays concerned on how well the markets adjust to Fed policy 12.10

Video: Econoday’s Rogers and TradingSmarter on the US Economy 11/18/13

Econoday’s Mark Rogers provides a look at key economic announcements for the US this week.

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Econoday reports, available on TradingScreen’s award-winning TradeSmart EMS, provide alerts on upcoming economic announcements, and jargon-free analysis of their potential market impact. Mark Rogers, Senior Economist for U.S. markets, has over 19 years of experience with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta as an economist and forecaster for national and regional economies.

Click to learn about getting access to Econoday’s economic reports on TradingScreen.

Highlights:

• FOMC minutes last week: Taper is still data dependent. 0.19
• Other highlights: Fed ready to intervene in the financial markets if necessary 1.15
• Other highlights: Fed won’t say when, but is preparing to taper1.44
• Reverse repo operations: Why you need to add this phrase to your vocabulary 1.55
• Strong jobs reports: Has the Fed moved up the timeline for tapering? 2.38
• Home price inflation on the rise, along with higher mortgage rates: A shift away from home sales 3.35
• What is the upside of home price increases? Consumer confidence, and more. 4.41
• Housing starts data: We’re still seeing lagged effect from the shutdown. 5.41

Video: Econoday’s Rogers and TradingSmarter on the US Economy 11/18/13

Econoday’s Mark Rogers provides a look at key economic announcements for the US this week.

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Econoday reports, available on TradingScreen’s award-winning TradeSmart EMS, provide alerts on upcoming economic announcements, and jargon-free analysis of their potential market impact. Mark Rogers, Senior Economist for U.S. markets, has over 19 years of experience with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta as an economist and forecaster for national and regional economies.

Click to learn about getting access to Econoday’s economic reports on TradingScreen.

Highlights:

• Yellen confirmation hearings: Will a change in leadership lead to a change in policy? 0.27
• FOMC meeting minutes: Some clarification on how the FOMC is debating tapering. 1.59
• Unemployment data: Down, but Yellen says that it is still elevated. 3.02
• Retail sales going into the holiday season: This is critical for the financial markets. 4.20
• Retail sales: Headline numbers down on gasoline, but the core is likely to be decent. 5.00
• Retailers are cautious going into the season: Some positive signs ahead. 6.00
• Housing market index: The housing market is still relatively healthy. 6:35
• What lies ahead for housing: Housing will be notching down a little bit. 7.52
• Manufacturing numbers: The sector has been difficult to read. 8.49

 

Video: Mark Rogers on the US Economy — Week of October 7, 2013

Econoday’s Mark Rogers provides a look at key economic announcements for the US this week.

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Econoday reports, available on TradingScreen’s award-winning TradeSmart EMS, provide alerts on upcoming economic announcements, and jargon-free analysis of their potential market impact. Mark Rogers, Senior Economist for U.S. markets, has over 19 years of experience with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta as an economist and forecaster for national and regional economies.

Click to learn about getting access to Econoday’s economic reports on TradingScreen.

Highlights:

• Shutdown of the federal government: Increased uncertainty drives a flight to safety. 0.00
• Last week’s economic result: ADP employment report came in very soft. 1.03
• A sparse week on results because of the shut-down: If it comes from Commerce or Labor we’re probably not going to get it. 1.43
• What will we get: Consumer credit and consumer sentiment 2.27
• FOMC minutes: FOMC minutes are the big item for this week. 3.56
• Impact of a default and shutdown on GDP growth: Estimates of impact are too high. 5.27
• How can FOMC make policy without data? The fed will be more cautious about tapering without data. 6.45

Video: Mark Rogers On The US Economy – Week of 6/18/2013

Econoday’s Mark Rogers provides a look at key economic announcements for the US this week.

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Econoday reports, available on TradingScreen’s award-winning TradeSmart EMS, provide alerts on upcoming economic announcements, and jargon-free analysis of their potential market impact. Mark Rogers, Senior Economist for U.S. markets, has over 19 years of experience with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta as an economist and forecaster for national and regional economies.

Click to learn about getting access to Econoday’s economic reports on TradingScreen.

Highlights:

• FOMC Statement–What to look for?: “Description of the economy.” “A key part is guidance.” 2:05
• Potential Changes in Wording: “Tweaking in the guidance language.” 4:48
• What to Expect?: A characterization of the economy. Forecast reports with GDP growth expectations. 9:12
• Risk of Volatility for the Markets: “The economy is at a tipping point for changes in Fed policy.” 14:14

Video: Econoday’s Mark Rogers and TradingScreen On The US Economy: Week of 03/19/2013

TradingScreen and Econoday’s Mark Rogers provide a look at key economic announcements for the US this week.

Two important sectors showed improvement. On Wednesday, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke conducts his quarterly press conference following the FOMC statement and Fed forecasts. The other focus this week is housing, along with watching the Cypress crisis to see how it unspools and what it will mean for the Eurozone.

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Econoday reports, available on TradingScreen’s award-winning TradeSmart EMS, provide alerts on upcoming economic announcements, and jargon-free analysis of their potential market impact. Mark Rogers, Senior Economist for U.S. markets, has over 19 years of experience with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta as an economist and forecaster for national and regional economies.

Click to learn about getting access to Econoday’s economic reports on TradingScreen.