What's happened in the local elections so far and what's still to come?
Reform UK wins its first Parliamentary by-election and makes early gains in council elections.
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Sir John Curtice: Reform challenging traditional party dominance
Reform has won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election by just six votes - one of the closest parliamentary elections ever
Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase to 241,000
The DOL reported:
In the week ending April 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 241,000, an increase of 18,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week…
ISM® Manufacturing index Decreased to 48.7% in April
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(Posted with permission). The ISM manufacturing index indicated expansion. The PMI® was at 48.7% in April, down from 49.0% in March. The employment index was at 46.5%, up from 44.7% the previous m…
Construction Spending Decreased 0.5% in March
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From the Census Bureau reported that overall construction spending decreased:
Construction spending during March 2025 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,196.1 billion, 0.5 perce…
Inflation Adjusted House Prices 0.8% Below 2022 Peak; Price-to-rent index is 7.5% below 2022 peak
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Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Inflation Adjusted House Prices 0.8% Below 2022 Peak
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It has been over 18 years since the housing bubble peak. In the February Case-Shil…
April Employment Preview
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On Friday at 8:30 AM ET, the BLS will release the employment report for April. The consensus is for 130,000 jobs added, and for the unemployment rate to be unchanged at 4.2%. There were 228,000 jobs…
Light Vehicles Sales "Beat the tariff" at 17.3 million SAAR in April
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Wards Auto released their estimate of light vehicle sales for April: Tariff-Induced Buying Pumps U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales for Second Month in April (pay site).
Tariff-related buying lifted sales over …
Friday: Employment Report
Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.Thursday:
• At 8:30 AM ET, Employment Report for April. The consensus is for 130,000 jobs added, and for the un…
Ukraine’s fighters fear Russian attacks and America’s ceasefire
On the front line they want peace, but not at any priceÂ
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