March 17, 2026 Chart of the Day   Number of the Day 25.0  - The NAHB's prospective home buyer traffic index in March, up 3.0 points from the prior month for its first increase since November   Quote of the Day "And so what we see is the middle to higher income households, we see accelerated trade-in." - Dollar Tree CEO Michael Creedon   Monday's Highlights Industrial production  (February) rose by 0.2 percent, as auto output was up strongly for a second straight month. The NAHB's home builder...

March 16, 2026 Chart of the Day   Number of the Day 3.1  - The year-over-year change in the core PCE price index in January, the highest in 22 months   Quote of the Day "Interviews completed prior to the military action in Iran showed an improvement in sentiment from last month, but lower readings seen during the nine days thereafter completely erased those initial gains." - University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers Director Joanne Hsu   Friday's Highlights Real disposable income  (January)...

March 13, 2026 Chart of the Day   Number of the Day $374,000  - Lennar's average closing selling price in the December-February quarter, down 8.3 percent year-over-year   Quote of the Day "We are clearly benefitting from consumers seeking value and trading down." - Ollie's Bargain Outlet CEO Eric van der Valk   Thursday's Highlights Initial unemployment claims  (week of 3/1) fell by 1,000 to 213,000. Housing starts (January) jumped by 7.2 percent, a third straight increase, to an 11-month...