Daily Data Flow
Apartments Climb Upwards
National apartment vacancy rates in the U.S. remain at four percent.
Stocks Rise as Investors Foresee Limited Shutdown Impact
U.S. stocks rose today, sending the S&P 500 up from yesterday’s three-week low, as investors predicted that the government shutdown will have only a limited impact on the economy.
U.S. Manufacturing Expands at Fastest Rate since April 2011
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reports that, contrary to economists’ expectations, national factory activity hit its highest mark since April 2011, 56.2.
No Jobs Report due to Feds not Working
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) issued a notice that they will not be issuing the non-farm payrolls report, better known as the monthly jobs report, on the first Friday of October, as normally scheduled.
Looming Government Shutdown Punishes Stocks
With it looking likely that the U.S. government could face a shutdown tomorrow, investors fled stocks, causing the S&P 500 to finish down for the day, eating into the index’s quarterly gain.
Dollar Falls as Chance of Shutdown Rises
As U.S. lawmakers continued to be unable to reach a deal to avert a government shutdown as soon as tomorrow, the U.S. dollar fell against a variety of rival currencies.