Monthly Archives: January 2015

January 31 graphics

children on food stamps: Oklahoma earthquakes and injection wells: 4th quarter GDP:

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December’s new housing starts and existing home sales, et al

the only widely watched releases of the past week were both housing related; New Residential Construction for December (pdf) from the Census Bureau, and Existing Home Sales for December from the National Association of Realtors (NAR); the week also saw … Continue reading

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January 24 graphics

land based rig count:

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December’s retail sales, price indexes, industrial production; November’s business inventories and Mortgage Monitor

there was a full schedule of economic releases this week, including the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey for November from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the Advance Retail sales report for December (pdf), and the Manufacturing and Trade … Continue reading

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January 17 graphics

December retail sales: November delinquency changes: November states non-current table: November loan count buckets: Saudi vs US rig count: Brent – WTI spread:

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December employment and the week’s other economic reports; a Keystone XL update

the December Employment Situation Summary – essentially delayed a week due to the New Years holiday – was released on Friday; the establishment survey indicated an addition of 252,000 jobs in December, and a upward revision of 50,000 more jobs … Continue reading

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energy graphics 1/10/15

3 month oil prices 1/10/15: 3 month natural gas prices 1/10/15: EBITDA via WSJ January 2015:

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january 3 oil graphics

3 week 4 hour oil price chart: rig count week ending Dec 26th: land rigs:

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