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Today's Economic Indicators
United States
Black Knight Home Price Index
Oct. 2017: 6.5%
House prices rose 6.5% on a year-ago basis in October, according to the Black Knight Home Price Index. United States
Jobless Claims
December 23: 245,000
Initial claims are notoriously volatile this time of year because of seasonal adjustment issues surrounding the holidays, but they were uneventful last week. United States
Advance Wholesale and Retail Inventories
Nov. 2017: 0.7%
The inventory build resumed in November. United States
International Trade in Goods - Advanced
Nov. 2017: $69.7 bil
The advance goods deficit came in at $69.68 billion in November, wider than either we or the consensus expected. United States
St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index
December 22: -1.461
Financial stress conditions increased for the fourth straight week, rising to -1.461. United States
Oil Inventories
December 22: 431.9 mil barrels
A larger than expected decrease in crude oil inventories will put upward pressure on oil prices. United States
Natural Gas Storage Report
December 22: -112 bil cubic feet
The decline in natural gas inventories roughly matched analyst expectations, which will have little effect on prices. Argentina
Industrial Production - Advance
Nov. 2017:
United States
Agricultural Prices
Nov. 2017: 4.2%
Agricultural prices rose 4.2% in November, the first increase since May. South Korea
Consumer Price Index
Dec. 2017:
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