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Consumer Economics
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Employee Compensation & Benefits
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Sustainability Spotlight: In FY2021, Edgewell Personal Care had 0.63 world-class injury rate, had seven of 11 manufacturing sites reduce injuries; Edgewell gave year-end bonus to reward workers amid pandemic, incorporated feedback into company training
Industry Intelligence Inc. (12/29)
Study finds that several companies that employ gig workers in India, including Uber and Amazon, score zero out of 10 on basis of creating fair working conditions; companies failed to provide fair pay, management: Fairwork India, University of Oxford
Indian Technology News (12/28)
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Labor Scarcity/Skills Shortage
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Opal Australian Paper's Maryvale mill indefinitely ceases production of white paper amid shortage of hardwood timber; court rulings have prohibited state-owned VicForests from logging native trees without adequately surveying for endangered wildlife
ABC News (12/28)
DHL Parcel opens second customer contact center in Rotterdam to attract qualified employees in the Netherlands; over 40 employees have already been recruited for the satellite office of the main office in Arnhem, which employs over 200 workers
Contify Retail News (12/28)
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Leading Indicators
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Energy Indicators
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US commercial crude oil inventories in week ended Dec. 23 increased by 0.7 million barrels from the previous week to 419.0 million barrels; inventories are about 6% below the five year average for this time of year: EIA
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) (12/29)
US average on-highway diesel fuel price in week ended Dec. 26 decreased to US$4.537/gallon from US$4.596/gallon last week; average regular gasoline price decreased to US$3.091/gallon from US$3.120/gallon: EIA
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) (12/28)
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Employment Statistics & Trends
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US unemployment rates in November fell from a year earlier in 235 of 389 metro areas, rose in 133 areas and unchanged in 21 areas; nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 95 metro areas and essentially unchanged in 294 areas: Dept. of Labor
U.S. Dept. of Labor (DOL) (12/29)
US unemployment insurance claims in week ended Dec. 24 increased by 9,000 to 225,000, four-week moving average decreased by 250 to 221,000; total continued weeks claimed for benefits increased 91,461 to 1.62 million in week ended Dec. 10: Dept. of Labor
U.S. Dept. of Labor (DOL) (12/29)
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Interest Rates
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US 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.42% as of Dec. 29, up from 6.27% a week ago; 30-year FRM averaged 3.11% a year ago: Freddie Mac
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (Freddie Mac) (12/29)
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Inflation
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Instacart cuts its valuation by an additional 20% to US$10B, the fourth time the company's valuation has shrunk this year, hindered by rising inflation and increasing competition in the sector
Quartz Media Inc. (12/29)
Danish grocery retailers increasingly fearing for survival of local merchants and want action from the federal government, amid high inflation and energy prices
M-Brain Nordic News (12/29)
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Housing/Real Estate
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New Homes
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LGI Homes announced further expansion into the Richmond, Virginia market with opening of new community, The Meadows at Prince George; community offers one, two-story single-family homes with up to four bedrooms ranging from 1,506 sq. ft. to 2,358 sq. ft.
LGI Homes Inc. (12/29)
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Residential Construction & Real Estate
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Pending US home sales decreased for the sixth straight month in November, down 4.0% from October to 73.9 on NAR's index, 37.8% lower year-over-year; all four major regions registered monthly decreases
National Association of Realtors (NAR) (12/28)
Seasonally-adjusted US home sales fell 5.5% in November from October, while a typical home sold in 37 days, 26.4% sold above list price; median home-sale price up 2.6% year-over-year to US$393,682 as the number of homes for sale rose 4.6%: Redfin
Redfin Corp. (12/28)
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Industrial Construction/Real Estate
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US Congress passes Consolidated Appropriations Act, which includes US$157.3M for Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project to deepen, widen channel; funding to advance final phase, which begins in 2023 with project to be completed in 2024
CE NAFTA 2.0 Newswire (12/28)
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Corporate Economics
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Corporate Management
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Masisa sells Argentinian forestry assets to electricity producer Central Puerto for US$70M; some 43,000 hectares of the 72,000 hectares of land are planted with eucalyptus/pine, and Central Puerto sees opportunities linked to carbon credits, bioenergy
CE Noticias Financieras (12/28)
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Corporate Finance
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Amyris announces $50 million registered direct offering and concurrent private placement
PR Newswire (12/29)
L'Occitane publishes its FY2023 interim report, available in both English and Chinese on the company's website; report features financial highlights, consolidated statements on income, cash flow, changes in equity and other financial information
L'Occitane (12/29)
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Small Businesses
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Export value of Vietnamese small and medium enterprises through Amazon's e-commerce platform report high growth rate of over 45% last year, according to figures released by Amazon Global Selling
Thai News Service (12/29)
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Macro Data
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Latest Value |
Prev Value |
Year Ago Value |
ADP Non-Farm Private Sector Employment
Thousands
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Latest: May/22
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129,256.10
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129,127.87
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124,001.26
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Unemployment Claims 4-Wk. Avg.
Total, Seasonally Adjusted
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Latest: 12/24/22
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221,000
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221,250
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221,750
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Unemployment Claims, U.S. (NSA)
Total, Not Seasonally Adjusted
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Latest: 12/24/22
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271,590
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248,444
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257,870
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Unemployment Claims, U.S. (SA)
Total, Seasonally Adjusted
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Latest: 12/24/22
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225,000
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216,000
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211,000
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Unemployment Rate, U.S.
%
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Latest: Nov/22
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3.70
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3.70
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4.20
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Treasury Bills: 10-Year, U.S.
%
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Latest: Nov/22
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3.89
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3.98
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1.56
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30-Year FRM
%
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Latest: 12/29/22
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6.42
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6.27
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3.11
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CAD/USD - daily
Real/US$
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Latest: 12/30/22
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0.74
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0.74
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0.78
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Consumer Confidence
Index 1985=100
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Latest: Dec/22
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108.30
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101.40
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115.80
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Leading Indicators
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Latest Corporate Economics Updates |
Latest Value |
Prev Value |
Year Ago Value |
YOY Chg |
Corporate Profits: After Tax
billions $ |
Latest:
Q3
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2,543
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2,523
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2,456
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3.52%
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Inventories: Total Business
millions US$ |
Latest:
Oct/22
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2,468,304
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2,461,135
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2,118,663
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16.5%
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Manuf: Avg Weekly Hrs, Non-Supervisors
Hours |
Latest:
Nov/22
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40.90
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41.00
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41.40
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-1.21%
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Manufacturers Orders: Durable
millions US$ |
Latest:
Nov/22
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270,644
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276,419
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254,074
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6.52%
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Manufacturers Orders: Nondurable
millions US$ |
Latest:
Oct/22
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279,295
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276,496
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250,368
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11.55%
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Sources: Industry Intelligence Inc.,Census Bureau
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