The following reports are UBOC's Economic Updates written by UBOC's senior economist Mr. Keitaro Matsuda.
     
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Date
Area
 Report (pdf)
January 2008
NW
 Forecasting Economic Weather in 2008 (191KB)
December 2007
CA
 California Slowing: A Lull or a Downturn? (198KB)
November 2007
US
 Did the Fed Overreact? (256KB)
October 2007
CA
 Don't Throw Out the Baby with the Bath Water (214KB)
September 2007
NW
 The Pacific Northwest among the Healthiest Housing Markets in the Nation (196KB)
Auguest 2007
CA
 Economic Data Show the Silicon Valley's Recovery Is Real (187KB)
July 2007
US
 Will the Housing Slowdown Push the Economy into a Recession? (154KB)
June 2007
CA
 Jobs in California: Why the Statewide Statistics May Not Tell the Whole Story (180KB)
May 2007
US
 Diverging Regional Economies: Another Dilemma for the Fed (179KB)
April 2007
NW
 The Pacific Northwest Maintains Steady Course - For Now (159KB)
March 2007
CA
 What's REALLY Wrong with the Housing Market? (161KB)
February 2007
US
 Global Growth Creates an Updraft for the U.S. Economy (227KB)
January 2007
NW
 The Pacific Northwest: Growing, Growing...Slowing? (153KB)
December 2006
CA
 A California's Two Growth Engines—One Stalls, the Other Keeps Going (182KB)
November 2006
US
 A Chill Is in the Air (220KB)
October 2006
CA
 The San Francisco Bay Area Finally Catches up with the Rest of the State (166KB)
September 2006
NW
 The Pacific Northwest Economy Is Cooling, but Maintains Momentum (164KB)
August 2006
CA
 Economic Growth Diminishes the Prospect for a Long-term Budget Fix (165KB)
July 2006
US
 How Do We Know Whether the Fed Is Done Tightening? (220KB)
May 2006
CA
 Japan's Recovery Is a Tailwind for California (176KB)
April 2006
NW
 The Pacific Northwest Begins 2006 with a Bang (165KB)
March 2006
CA
 Regional Focus: The Central Valley Economy Is Blossoming (243KB)
February 2006
US
 The Maestro's Finale (148KB)
January 2006
CA
 Housing Market: A Slowdown, Not a Meltdown (174KB)
December 2005
NW
 2005: Another Good Year for the Pacific Northwest (167KB)
November 2005
US
 When the Going Gets Tough, Consumers Go Shopping (142KB)
October 2005
CA
 Living On a Fault Line (175KB)
September 2005
NW
 Strong Job Growth Continues in the Pacific Northwest (160KB)
  (Area) US: United States,  CA: California,  NW: Oregon & Washington