“Recovery Summer” highlights

On June 17 the “Recovery Summer” was launched.  Since then…

27 Aug (F): Steady decline in short-term delinquencies reversed trend and rose from 3.31% at end of 2009 to 3.51% for the second quarter; 2nd-quarter GDP is revised downward from 2.4% to 1.6%.

26 Aug (Th) 2009 energy use fell 5% in 2009, the biggest year-over-year drop since records began in 1949; 10-year treasury note yield dropped to 2.49%, near lowest level since Jan 09

25 Aug (W) July home sales dropped 12.4%, extending falloff since homeowner tax credit expired

24 Aug (Tu) Existing home sales dropped 27.2% in July, 34% below tax credit induced peak

23 Aug (M)

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23 Jul (F): The closing of Minnesota’s Community Security Bank is the 101st failure of the year, a number expected to exceed 2009’s 140; the White House announced it expects unemployment to remain at 9% or higher until 2012.

22 Jul (Th): National Association of Realtors announced that existing home sales fell 5.1%; initial jobless claims jumped to 464,000.

21 Jul (W): The Economic Security Index estimates 20% of Americans, the highest level in 25 years, suffered significant economic loss in 2009; the Senate passes an unemployment benefits extension for 2.5 million; Fed Reserve Chairman Bernanke calls economic outlook “unusually uncertain”.

20 Jul (Tu): Federal data shows over 91,000 people’s trial loan modifications were canceled in June, bringing the total to almost 521,000 since the program began.

19 Jul (M): Forbes publishes article claiming the new financial reform will not prevent future crises

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02 July (F): Labor Dept. reports loss of 125,000 job, 25,000 more than expected, with the unemployment rate dropping to 9.5% due to people exiting the workforce.

01 July (Th): Initial job claims rose higher than expected to 472,000; stocks reach 2010 low: DOW down 11% to 8,732; pending home sales drop 30%; GM, Ford, Chrysler reported 12-13% decrease in sales and Toyota sale slid 14%.

30 June (W): CBO’s Elmendorf states the budget outlook is daunting if many current policies are extended as expected; private sector jobs increase by 13,000 rather than the predicted 61,000.

29 June (Tu): Consumer Confidence Index drops to its lowest level since March; Treasury prices surge: 10-year note yield reaches low last seen in April 2009 and 2-year note reaches record low.

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25 June (F): First quarter GDP revised downward from 3% annual rate to 2.7%.