This Week's State Of The Economy - What Is Ahead? - 18 September 2020

By: Taro Chellaram /Wells Fargo Economics & Financial Report/Sep 15, 2020

This Week's State Of The Economy - What Is Ahead? - 18 September 2020

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The details were generally more favorable. The retail sectors hurt most by the pandemic saw gains in August, factory output is growing and soaring homebuilder confidence suggests soft construction data this week may be transitory. For details on the Fed meeting this week, see Interest Rate Watch on page 6. On the face of things, it was a disappointing week for economic data. Almost every report this week was on the wrong side of expectations. Relative to consensus estimates, gains fell short, losses were larger and unemployment figures were worse.




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