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Capital Goods Shipments Tumble, 6th Miss In A Row
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/26/2015 – 08:56 
Despite proclamations that “the shadow of crisis has passed,” November durable goods orders were weak, December durable goods orders were weaker, and while January’s noisy headline Durable Goods Orders beat expectations (+2.8% vs +1.6% exp), ex-Transportation it missed (printing +0.3% vs +0.5% exp.). A quick glance at YoY core capex and it is clear that the crisis has anything but passed. Capital Goods shipments fell a greater than expected 0.3% (against expectations of a 0.2% rise) for the sixth miss in a row and 3rd drop in the last 4 months.
US Posts First Negative Inflation Print Since Lehman On Gas Price Plunge
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/26/2015 – 08:52 
As previewed earlier today, January CPI data was historic in that, 6 years after Lehman, the US just reported its first negative headline CPI print, with overall inflation, or rather deflation, in January coming at -0.1%, in line with expectations, and down from the 0.8% in December. On a monthly basis, CPI tumbled by 0.7% from December, driven almost entirely by collapsing energy prices. Excluding the Great financial crisis, one has to go back a few years to find the last time the US posted annual headline deflation…. all the way back to August 1955, or just about the time Marty McFly was trying not to dance with his mother.
Initial Jobless Claims Surge Most Since 2013
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/26/2015 – 08:38 
After last week’s holiday-shortened exuberance over initial jobless claims, this week’s slam back to reality is quite a shock to the “everything is awesome” crowd. Initial jobless claims jumped 31,000 to 313,000 – the biggest percentage rise since December 2013. Continuing claims dropped modestly but remain up around 3.5% over the last quarter – near the worst since 2009.