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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 8-03-2015 Economic data last week was highlighted by a lukewarm GDP report, mixed housing and consumer confidence surveys, but more positive near-term industrial reports.  The FOMC meeting statement didn’t offer any radically new insights, as expectations for an initial rate hike … Continue reading →

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Fed Note

Fed Note: The FOMC meeting ended today and resulted in no policy changes, as expected.  The meeting was a ‘lighter’ version than normal, meaning there wasn’t a Q&A at the end and the other bells and whistles that accompany major … Continue reading →

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What’s Happening in China?

If you or your clients are unsure what to think of China’s recent 30% stock market plunge, Economist Brian Wesbury does a good job of explaining what is happening in his new video Wesbury 101: China Crisis: Whaddaboutit! You can … Continue reading →

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 7-27-2015 It was a very slow week for economic news, but included a strong showing from housing and jobless claims—two series which have shown improved strength as the recovery moves along. Equity markets lost ground on the week … Continue reading →

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 7-20-2015 In a busy week for economic reports, most came in a bit weaker than expected, including retail sales, manufacturing activity and business/consumer sentiment.  However, housing continued to experience an uptick. Stocks gained on the week globally with positive … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Week: Investing in Fixed Income During Periods of a Rising Federal Funds Rate

In fear of the inevitable raises of the federal funds rate, many investors are beginning to speculate whether or not  fixed income still has a place in their portfolio. With us being about a decade removed since the last time … Continue reading →

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 7-13-2015 In a fairly light week for the economic calendar, data was highlighted by a decent ISM services survey, good JOLTs employment data, but higher claims.  The Greece situation remained as the primary global headline, while Chinese stock meltdown and pourover concerns took … Continue reading →

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 7-06-2015 Economic results for the week were again mixed, with some manufacturing data showing up better than expected, housing results decent, confidence higher and a mediocre employment situation report at the end of the week.  Most attention was outside … Continue reading →

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 6-29-2015 Economic data for the week was dominated by slightly worse-than-expected durable goods orders, while several pieces of housing data surprised on the upside and the first quarter GDP figure was revised higher to just under zero. Both … Continue reading →

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 6-22-2015 Economic data for the week was somewhat mixed in both the industrial and housing areas; this fell along the same theme leading to inaction by the Fed following the week’s FOMC meeting. Equity markets rose in the U.S., while … Continue reading →

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Fed Note

Since the start of the year, investors and economists have been focused on this month’s FOMC meeting; specifically, whether or not this would be ‘the one’—the meeting that announced a change in regime, from extreme emergency accommodative low rates to … Continue reading →

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 6-15-2015 Economic data from last week looked a bit stronger, with some positive surprises from retail sales and a few sentiment surveys; the JOLTs and jobless claims reports, however, disappointed. Despite some day-to-day volatility in equity markets and recent trends … Continue reading →

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