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Weekly Economic Update
It was a busy week for economic data, with several key releases including 1st Quarter GDP—which disappointed. The Friday release of job growth, however, was strong. The Russia/Ukraine situation continues to simmer, but not yet boiling over, despite regional incidents … Continue reading
Fund Closing Announcement
It was just announced that T. Rowe Price Cap App is going to be conducting a more formal soft close. LSA is recommending that you keep any current positions and utilize the following funds as possible replacements: Janus Balanced – … Continue reading
Fed Note
Fed Note: The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee completed their two-day April meeting today, with no real surprises. As many expected, the group announced an additional tapering amount of $10 bil./month, which now lowers the monthly treasuries and mortgage-backed securities … Continue reading
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Tagged Fed, Fed Note, Federal Reserve Open Market Committee, The Fed, winter weather
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First Quarter Market Update
First Quarter Market Update with Bud Kasper & Dean Barber April 29th, 2014 LSA has posted the 1Q14 Market update call that Bud and Dean host live for their clients and prospects. This program allows Bud and Dean to communicate … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update: U.S. economic data – including manufacturing, new orders for durable goods, and consumer confidence – were strong, exceeding consensus expectation. Housing sales and initial jobless claims came in weaker than consensus expectation. Conflict between Russia and Ukraine … Continue reading
Posted in Economic News
Tagged bps, consumer confidence, economic data, government bonds, HSBC China, MSCI Europe, MSCI Pacific, Russia, Russia and Ukraine, Ukraine
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update: Economic data in the industrial production and retail sales areas, in particular, was stronger than expected and fueled hopes that the cold winter doldrums are behind us in favor of a more ‘productive’ spring. In a short … Continue reading
Posted in Economic News
Tagged DJIA, Economic Update, MSCI-EAFE, MSCI-EM, Russell 2000, S&P 500
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update: It was a light week for economic data. The few releases that did appear were positive on the employment front; however, a few showed some imported inflation. Equity markets struggled with momentum stocks (those that led the … Continue reading
Posted in Economic News
Tagged Alcoa, Commodity, DJIA, economic data, Eurozone, MBS, Momentum stocks, MSCI-EAFE, MSCI-EM, Q1 earnings, Russell 2000, S&P 500, U.S. Treasury Yields, utilities
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Portfolio Revisions
LSA PORTFOLIO REVISIONS The first quarter is over and this never ending winter seems to be coming to an end. LSA will be making revisions to our strategies over the next four weeks. Revisions will begin posting online starting Friday April … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Domestic markets continued higher, with additional Fed promises of more accommodative policy, but were outshined by many foreign names. Several more speculative areas that performed well last year, such as biotech and social media, have experienced negative results as of … Continue reading
Posted in Economic News
Tagged Commodities, DJIA, Economic Update, Jobs Report, LSA, Markets, S&P500, Sector
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic data remained mixed, but some of the winter effects of the past few months appear to be dissipating. An important test in coming weeks/months will be how the much more extreme-than-average winter normalizes and if economic data can similarly … Continue reading
Posted in Economic News
Tagged Commodities, DJIA, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Housing, LSA, Real Estate, S&P500
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Weekly Economic Update
Just in time for spring break, last week’s economic data seem to suggest that the economy is bouncing back after two months’ of extreme weather. (-/0) Empire State Manufacturing Survey in March suggested business conditions for New York manufacturers continue … Continue reading
Posted in Economic News
Tagged Consumer Price Index, DJIA, Economic Update, Federal Reserve, Jobless Claims, LSA, S&P500
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FED NOTE
Fed Note: The FOMC meeting that finished up today didn’t offer any radical changes from previous policy—this being the first with Janet Yellen as chair. Tapering of bond purchases is slated to continue, with another reduction of $10 billion per … Continue reading
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