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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 8-07-2017 Economic data for the week was dominated by the employment situation report, which surprised on the upside. The ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing indexes both declined, but remained solidly expansionary. Equity markets gained globally, as did bonds to … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 7-31-2017 In a busy week for economic data releases, the Fed meeting resulted in no action and GDP for Q2 came in largely as expected. Durable goods orders and consumer confidence metrics came in more positively than expected, … Continue reading
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Fed Note
The July FOMC meeting resulted in no action. This was one of those in-between ‘minor’ meetings, with no planned press conference nor any release of economic projections, so no announcements were expected. The official FOMC statement noted continued strength in … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 7-24-2017 Economic data for the week was mixed, with several regional manufacturing surveys showing weaker yet still expanding metrics, but strong housing starts and monthly index of broad leading indicators. Equity markets gained globally, with emerging markets outperforming … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Quarter GDP, bps, China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Eurozone, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, Government, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, Jobless Claims, LSA, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, Q/E, Real Estate, Retail Sales, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, unemployment rate, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 7-17-2017 Economic data for the week was highlighted by a decline in retail sales, consumer sentiment, job openings and year-over-year consumer inflation, while industrial production ticked higher. Investors were also reassured by Fed Chair Yellen’s comments concerning a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Quarter GDP, bps, China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Eurozone, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, GDP, Government, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, Jobless Claims, LSA, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, Real Estate, Retail Sales, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, unemployment rate, Update, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 7-10-2017 Economic data for the holiday-abbreviated week was mixed, with stronger ISM and non-ISM index data, while the monthly employment situation report underwhelmed a bit in some respects. Equity markets were mixed with the U.S. edging slightly higher, … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Eurozone, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, Government, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, Jobless Claims, LSA, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, Q/E, Real Estate, Retail Sales, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, unemployment rate, Update, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 7-03-2017 Economic data for the week was led by weaker durable goods orders, pending home sales and jobless claims, while several consumer sentiment measures strengthened. Equities were mixed for the week, with declines in the U.S. and foreign … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Quarter GDP, bps, China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Eurozone, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, Government, Home Sales, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Jobless Claims, LSA, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, Q/E, Real Estate, Retail Sales, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, unemployment rate, Update, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 6-26-2017 In a slow week for economic data to open the summer, several housing metrics showed strength, as did the Index of Leading Economic Indicators, while jobless claims ticked upward slightly. Equities gained a bit for the week … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Quarter GDP, bps, China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Eurozone, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, Government, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Jobless Claims, LSA, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, Q/E, Real Estate, Retail Sales, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, unemployment rate, Update, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 6-19-2017 Economic news for the week centered on the Fed, which raised rates another quarter-percent. Other data included a drop in retail sales and disappointing housing metrics, continued low jobless claims, and strength in a variety of regional … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, Economic, economic growth, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Eurozone, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, Government, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, Jobless Claims, LSA, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, Q/E, Real Estate, Retail Sales, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, unemployment rate, Update, Yahoo!
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Fed Note
Fed Note: The June FOMC meeting ended today, and resulted in a +0.25% hike in the fed funds target rate, bringing this to a new range of 1.00-1.25%. In fact, Fed Funds futures had shown a 99%+ probability of this … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, China, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Eurozone, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, Government, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, Jobless Claims, LSA, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, Q/E, Real Estate, Retail Sales, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, unemployment rate, Update, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 6-12-2017 Economic data for the week was very light, and limited to a slight pareback in non-manufacturing growth and continued low readings for jobless claims. Equities performed negatively around the world last week, especially in the U.S. technology … Continue reading
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LSA Trade Date Reminder
** TRADE DATE TODAY – June 12, 2017! ** **LSA REVISION VIDEO HAS BEEN POSTED** Portfolio Revisions Private Client Revisions – (Inclusive of the NTF Models) LSA will be making revisions to the following portfolios: Bear Market Entry Bear … Continue reading
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