US Dollar Weakening as We Head Into New Year
The US dollar is sliding backward after surging to a more than three-year high in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Eyes on Europe as We Await the Data
After disastrous decline during the first and second quarters of 2020, Europe is in an encouraging but still nascent economic recovery.
Connor Lokar
Nov 17, 2020
A Sign of Life in a Key Nonresidential Construction Leading Indicator
Last month we received the most encouraging data point to date for nonresidential construction: a pleasant increase in the US Architecture Inquiries...
Connor Lokar
Oct 15, 2020
Second-Quarter Tax Data Suggests Pain on the Way for Public Sector Construction
Now, the US and other economies have moved into recovery (on a GDP basis), and businesses are starting to heal from the wounds suffered this spring.
Connor Lokar
Sep 9, 2020
Leading Indicators Hanging on Despite Second Wave
A common question we have been receiving of late is some version of “How many cases per day would trigger a downgrade to the forecast?”
Connor Lokar
Aug 13, 2020
Housing Is Heating Back Up
The US housing market is snapping back, and that is great news for anyone tied to that market and for the US economy in general.
Connor Lokar
Jul 15, 2020
Stimulus Cavalry Came in April; Consumer Cavalry Was Stuck at Home
The stimulus cavalry showed up in April, but consumer spending did not. The question is, when will it?
Connor Lokar
Jun 15, 2020
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Housing and Nonresidential Construction Post COVID-19
Connor Lokar will guide you through what we know so far regarding the aforementioned black swan events and their impact on US construction activity.
Connor Lokar
May 4, 2020
Turning the High Beams Back On
Data sources were releasing, at latest, February figures. The black swans had not yet manifested in the data. They have now.
Connor Lokar
Apr 9, 2020
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