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Retail Sales are reported higher by ~18%, well ahead of expectations, and equity markets are higher in response. Personal Income spikes due to government income

The speed and the aggressiveness of stimulus efforts have levitated asset prices up off the March mat. Unemployment data does not account for loss of income fro

Retail sales and food-services spending plunged 8.7 percent in March following a 0.4 percent drop in February. Over the past year, total retail sales and food s

Weekly retail same-store sales data from Johnson Redbook reflect the collapse in retail spending as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. For the week ending April

Recently, Nike reported its Q3 2020 earnings for the period ending February 29. The retailer beat sales expectations, as revenue grew 7% over the last quarter.

Investment-grade corporate bond sales continue to flood the primary market, amid unprecedented central bank support and despite massive outflows and deteriorating credit conditions.

Cowen warns that the pain in retail isn't just a short-term fear factor that will evaporate easily. "Based on new developments of the global coronavirus outbreak, we believe the implications for

Mall meltdown? The bleeding continues for the long-struggling mall REIT sector, which woefully underperformed the REIT average for a fourth straight year in 201

With the current economic cycle the longest on record, the consumer continues to show strength and remain in good financial shape. Given a strong consumer it ma

The total value of construction spending in 2019 was 0.3% below 2018. Private construction spending for the entire year in 2019 was 2.5% below 2018, with reside

Retail sales increased nominally by +0.3% in January, while December was revised downward by -0.1%, for a net gain of +0.2%. Neither real retail sales or real r

Retail sales and food services spending rose 0.3 percent in January following a 0.2 percent gain in December. Details of the January retail sales report were ge

The coronavirus crisis in China has added new concerns for U.S. retailers. Many retailers have closed down manufacturing in China, affecting exports to the U.S.

The lull in US consumer spending on goods has reached a fifth month. Despite huge positive contributions from the renewed vigor in oil production, Industrial Pr

The Census Bureau's Advance Retail Sales Report for January was released on Feb. 14. Headline sales came in at 0.26% month-over-month to one decimal and were at