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Current Peak in U.S. Economic Activity was February 2020 and Last Trough was April 2020
Last Peak in U.S. Economic Activity was December 2007 and Last Trough was June 2009
Previous Peak in U.S. Economic Activity was March 2001 and Previous Trough was November 2001

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Economic Events This Week
3/25Mon08:30AM : Feb Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI)
3/25Mon10:00AM : Feb New Home Sales
3/25Mon10:30AM : Mar Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey
3/26Tue08:30AM : Feb Durable Goods Orders
3/26Tue08:30AM : Mar Philadelphia Fed Non-Mfg Business Outlook Survey
3/26Tue09:00AM : Jan S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index
3/26Tue10:00AM : Mar Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index
3/26Tue10:00AM : Mar Richmond Fed Manufacturing Survey
3/27Wed07:00AM : Weekly MBA Mortgage Applications Survey
3/27Wed10:30AM : Weekly U.S. Petroleum Status Report
3/28Thu08:30AM : 4Q2023 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Final
3/28Thu08:30AM : Weekly Initial Jobless Claims
3/28Thu09:45AM : Mar Chicago Purchasing Managers Index
3/28Thu10:00AM : Feb Pending Home Sales Index
3/28Thu10:00AM : Mar Univ. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index
3/28Thu11:00AM : Mar Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey
3/29Fri08:30AM : Feb Personal Income
3/29Fri08:30AM : Feb Personal Spending
3/29FriUS Holiday: Good Friday
Recent Economic News Results
Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity declined further in March 2024

03/28/24 - Tenth District manufacturing activity declined further in March, and expectations for future activity were again steady. Prices continued to grow at a similar rate to previous months, with a continued spread between raw materials and finished …more…

Pending Home Sales increased 1.6% in February 2024

03/28/24 - Pending home sales in February grew 1.6%, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. The Midwest and South posted monthly gains in transactions while the Northeast and West recorded losses. All four U.S. regions registered …more…

University of Michigan Consumer Confidence March 2024 Results up to 79.4

03/28/24 - Sentiment remained essentially unchanged since January 2024, solidifying the large gains from December and January, according to the University of Michigan Surveys …more…

Chicago Purchasing Managers Index declines to 41.4 in March 2024

03/28/24 - The Chicago Business BarometerTM, produced with MNI declines 2.6 points to 41.4 in March. This is the fourth consecutive monthly decrease, pushing the index further into contractionary territory, and marking the lowest print since May 2023. We …more…

4Q2023 GDP final estimate increased 4.9% and increased 3.4% Year 2023

03/28/24 - Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023 (table 1), according to the "third" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real GDP increased …more…