Last week’s economic news was dominated by the first address by the new Fed chairperson, Janet Yellen.
Tuesday’s news included the Jobs Openings report for December 2013, which matched November’s reading of 4.0 million jobs available.
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Last week’s economic news was dominated by the first address by the new Fed chairperson, Janet Yellen.
Tuesday’s news included the Jobs Openings report for December 2013, which matched November’s reading of 4.0 million jobs available.
Residential Construction Spending Up
Last week’s mortgage and housing-related reports began with Construction Spending for December, with a reading of 0.10 percent or a seasonally adjusted $930.5 billion.
December’s reading fell short of an expected increase of 0.40 percent.
Last week brought mixed news; while the Department of Commerce reported a dip in new home sales, mortgage rates also fell. The Federal Reserve’s FOMC statement revealed that quantitative easing would be further reduced by an additional $10 billion monthly.
Last week was an action-packed week for economic news, and all of it was packed into Thursday.
Welcome news arrived last week as lower mortgage rates and a higher number of housing starts were reported. Other economic news was mixed.