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Economic Update 7-14-2025 In a strangely light week for economic news, jobless claims were mixed, while the FOMC minutes from the June meeting pointed to a continued ‘wait and see’ mindset around potential tariff inflation impacts and labor market conditions. … Continue reading →

Economic Update 7-7-2025 In a holiday-shortened week, economic data included improvement in both ISM manufacturing and services surveys. The monthly employment situation report was positive at the surface, but skewed by a few categories within it, muting the impact. Equities … Continue reading →

Economic Update 6-30-2025 Geopolitical events continued to dominate last week, with a strong U.S. missile attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, followed by a limited retaliatory response, and ceasefire. Economic data included a downward revision for Q1 U.S. GDP and higher … Continue reading →

Last week’s news featured the Federal Reserve keeping short-term policy interest rates steady at their June meeting. Economic data included weaker retail sales, industrial production, housing starts, and the index of leading economic indicators. Jobless claims were little changed. Equities … Continue reading →

Economic Update 6-16-2025 Economic data included consumer and producer price inflation coming in a bit cooler than expected, although both remain above long-term trend. Consumer confidence also improved, in keeping with paused tariff policies. However, continuing jobless claims kept rising, … Continue reading →

Economic Update 6-9-2025 Economic data included stronger job openings, while the ISM manufacturing and services PMI indexes weakened. The employment situation report showed in showing growth, but prior revisions downward, so generally neutral. Equities gained globally, with few surprises on … Continue reading →

On a holiday-shortened week, economic data included a slight upgrade to Q1 U.S. GDP growth, and improvement in personal income, spending, and consumer sentiment, while durable orders fell back. U.S. stocks saw a positive week, outperforming the rest of the … Continue reading →

Economic data included gains in both manufacturing and services PMI measures, as well as in new home sales, while existing home sales fell back. The index of leading economic indicators continued to deteriorate, although it still doesn’t point to recession … Continue reading →

Economic Update 5-12-2025 Last week, the Federal Reserve kept policy interest rates unchanged, as expected, along with mixed economic data. Within the minimal data released last week, ISM services rose a bit, further into expansion. Equities were mixed last week, … Continue reading →

Economic Update 5-5-2025 Economic data for the week included U.S. GDP growth for Q1 coming in negative, as well as weaker manufacturing, construction spending, and consumer sentiment. On the positive side, home prices continued to rise, albeit at a slower … Continue reading →