Recent speculation about the demise of the housing boom has been greatly exaggerated.
Recent trends in this index strongly suggest that the largely anticipated path towards economic recovery has in all likelihood already begun,
When we exclude the effects of the recent hurricanes, we have to come away with the conclusion that despite higher energy prices and a battery of hurricanes, the job market is not doing all that bad.
These numbers tell us that the underlying productivity surge observed in recent years remains alive and well. If productivity could rise by 1.1 percent during a sluggish growth environment, imagine what can happen once the U.S. reverts back towards trend economic growth.