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Weekly Economic Update
U.S. retail sales growth was up slightly, but one of the better performances since the fall of last year. It continues to appear that a ‘weather’ effect has taken place, but perhaps lessened in recent weeks. Concerns over the Ukraine/Russia … Continue reading
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Tagged DJIA, Economic Update, Import Price, Index, LSA, Russia, S&P500, Ukraine
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Weekly Economic Udpate
(+) The ISM manufacturing index rose from 51.3 in January to 53.2 in February, which beat expectations by about a point and reversed last month’s decline. However, details were mixed with new orders and inventories up several points, employment flat … Continue reading
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Tagged Construction, DJIA, Economic Update, LSA, Personal Income, Russia, S&P500, Ukraine
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Weekly Economic Update
(-) The second estimate of 4th quarter GDP was a disappointment, although many watchers expected as much—the initial estimate of +3.2% was revised down to +2.4% (a tenth lower than the expected revision). The majority of the difference came from … Continue reading
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Tagged Bitcoin, DJIA, Economic Update, GDP, Home Sales, LSA, S&P500
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Weekly Economic Update
On a holiday-shortened week, we ended up with a few noteworthy reports. (-) The Empire manufacturing survey for February came in positive at +4.5, but weaker than the expected +8.5 (and lower than January’s +12.5). In the details of the … Continue reading
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Tagged DJIA, Economic Update, Fed, Housing Index, LSA, Minimum Wage, S&P500
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update: (-) Retail sales for January came in a bit underwhelming, down -0.4% on the month, versus an expected flat reading. Additionally, December sales were revised down from +0.7% to +0.3%, which cast a negative tone on the … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update The week’s economic data was generally disappointing, as reports covering the January time period were likely held back by the extreme winter weather over much of the nation. The magnitude of weather impacts can be hard to measure … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
The week was highlighted by a fair number of important industrial reports, as well as the closely-watched Fed meeting. Unfortunately, there wasn’t enough decent news to offset emerging market-led concerns. (+/0) As we recapped separately mid-week, the FOMC continued the … Continue reading
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Tagged Analytics, DJIA, Economic Update, LSA, Portfolio, S&P 500
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FOMC Update
After the much-anticipated taper in December, what could the Fed possibly do now to follow-up? Turns out, more taper. This is despite economic data in recent weeks looking a bit less robust than in the weeks prior (however, there may … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
After a fairly busy week, the MLK holiday led off a quieter one in terms of economic data releases. (-) The Markit manufacturing PMI fell from 55.0 in December to 53.7 in January (versus expectations for an unchanged reading). Within … Continue reading
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Tagged Debt Limit, DJIA, Economic Update, Home Sales, Jobless Claims, LSA, S&P 500
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Weekly Economic Update
It was a very busy week in regard to economic releases, so we had to be a bit brief for a few of the less critical pieces. (+) Retail sales for December came in stronger than anticipated on a relative … Continue reading
Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update (0/-) The ISM Non-manufacturing index came a bit weaker than expected, falling from November’s 53.9 to 53.0 for December (expectations called for 54.7). On the positive side, employment improved by several points, while business activity was generally … Continue reading
Weekly Economic Update
(+) The ISM Manufacturing survey came in stronger than expected for December, at 57.0 versus a forecasted 56.8, but was a bit lower than November’s 57.3 result. Underlying data was similarly strong, little changed from the prior month, with higher … Continue reading
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