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Economists Fail to Predict Weather Once Again: Chicago PMI Disappoints
March 31, 2015 0

Economists Fail to Predict Weather Once Again: Chicago PMI Disappoints

By News Desk

Economists Fail to Predict Weather Once Again: Chicago PMI Disappoints Chicago PMI Disappoints Economists expected a rebound in the Chicago PMI index this month following its collapse last month. Alas, once again the weather was much worse in Chicago than economists thought. The Bloomberg Consensus was for a rebound from last month’s dismal print of 45.8 back into positive territory of 50.2 "Companies sampled in the Chicago PMI report continue to report a lull in activity, at a sub-50 March index of 46.3 following 45.8 in February.

GDP Projections Drop Yet Again, Still Too High
March 25, 2015 0

GDP Projections Drop Yet Again, Still Too High

By News Desk

GDP Projections Drop Yet Again, Still Too High In the wake of a 6th consecutive decline in business spending GDP Growth Estimates Tumble, Again . The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta on Wednesday put its gauge at 0.2%, down from its earlier estimate of 0.3%.