December 2, 2023
by Calculated Risk on 12/01/2023 10:17:00 AM From the Census Bureau reported that overall construction spending increased: Construction spending during October 2023 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,027.1 billion, 0.6 percent above the revised September estimate of $2,014.7 billion. The October figure is 10.7 percent above the October 2022 estimate of
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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “will not survive” the revelations that he had a year’s warning ahead of the Hamas October 7 attacks, says ASPI senior analyst Malcolm Davis. “They dismissed it when they should have listened to it,” Mr Davis told Sky News host Peta Credlin. “The blowback there is political in terms of
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The New York Times – in a recent report – has claimed that Israel had the blueprints for Hamas’ attack on October 7, a year before it took place. According to the report the New York Times released on Friday, the documents do not specify a date for the attack but mirror some of the
READ MOREby Calculated Risk on 11/30/2023 10:00:00 AM From the NAR: Pending Home Sales Fell 1.5% in October Pending home sales dropped 1.5% in October, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. The Northeast posted a monthly gain in transactions while the Midwest, South and West all recorded losses. All four U.S. regions noted year-over-year declines
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by Calculated Risk on 11/30/2023 11:01:00 AM Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Freddie Mac House Price Index Increased in October to New High; Up 6.0% Year-over-year A brief excerpt: On a year-over-year basis, the National FMHPI was up 6.0% in October, from up 5.1% YoY in September. The YoY increase peaked at
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by Calculated Risk on 11/30/2023 08:38:00 AM The BEA released the Personal Income and Outlays report for October: Personal income increased $57.1 billion (0.2 percent at a monthly rate) in October, according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI), personal income less personal current taxes, increased $63.4 billion
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by Calculated Risk on 11/30/2023 09:03:00 AM Here is a graph of the year-over-year change in shelter from the CPI report and housing from the PCE report this morning, both through October 2023. CPI Shelter was up 6.7% year-over-year in October, down from 7.1% in September, and down from the cycle peak of 8.2% in
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THE manufacturing producer price index (PPI) declined by 0.3 percent in October, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Wednesday. The downtick was a reversal from October 2022’s 7.3-percent increase and higher than September’s decline of 0.2 percent. “The faster decline in the annual growth rate of PPI in October 2023 was primarily attributed by the
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by Calculated Risk on 11/29/2023 10:31:00 AM Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Final Look at Local Housing Markets in September A brief excerpt: NOTE: Starting next month, I’ll add some comparisons to 2019 data (pre-pandemic)! Each month I track closed sales, new listings and active inventory in a sample of local markets
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Fintech unicorn BharatPe on Tuesday announced that it has turned Ebitda positive in October with annualised revenue crossing Rs 1,500 crore. Without giving out the actual number, BharatPe in a statement said the financial milestone was attributed to consistent growth across all business lines. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (Ebitda) is a measure
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