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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 7-25-2016 In a slow week for economic news, home sales and housing starts surprised on the upside, while the index of leading economic indicators has shown some flattening of momentum as of late. Stocks gained for the fourth … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 7-18-2016 Economic data for the week was fairly positive, with improvements in retail sales, industrial production and jobless claims. Inflation ticked a bit higher due to housing costs and energy, while manufacturing remained mixed. Global equity markets gained … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 7-11-2016 Economic data for the week took a turn for the better, with strong results from non-manufacturing ISM as well as an improved employment situation report on Friday. Equity markets in the U.S. gained as Brexit returns were … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, Brexit, Brexit fears, British pound, China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, dollar, 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, June employment report, LSA, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, pound, 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 7-05-2016 Economic data for the week was highlighted by stronger manufacturing results in the ISM and Chicago PMI surveys and higher consumer confidence, while real estate activity was mixed—a combination of higher home prices but weaker building activity … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, Brexit, Brexit fears, Britian, 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, Great Britian, 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, U.K., unemployment rate, Update, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 6-27-2016 Most global attention was focused on the U.K. ‘Brexit’ referendum, which was assumed to be doomed to failure earlier in the week—until final results showed it passed by a small margin. In a slower week for U.S. … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 6-20-2016 The week was highlighted by the FOMC meeting, at which no interest rate policy changes were made. In other data, retail sales surprised on the upside, manufacturing and production data were mixed, and inflation came in little … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Quarter GDP, Brexit, Brexit fears, China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Eurozone, Fed, Fed decision, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, Government, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, Jobless Claims, liquidity, LSA, msci, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, Q/E, Real Estate, Retail Sales, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, Taper, unemployment rate, Update, Yahoo!
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Fed Note
Fed Note: It was rumored again in recent months that Fed might use June as another jumping off point for a 2nd rate hike, but it was again not to be. With the poor employment situation report for May and … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 6-13-2016 In a quiet week for economic data, inventories rose, which was a positive for forward-looking GDP, jobs data was decent but consumer sentiment dropped a bit. Equity markets in the U.S. ended generally flat, while foreign markets … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, Brexit, Brexit fears, Britian, 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, Index, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, Jobless Claims, LSA, msci, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, Q/E, Real Estate, Retail Sales, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, South Korea, U.K., unemployment rate, Update, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 6-06-2016 Economic data for the short week was mixed, with slightly stronger manufacturing data relative to previous months, while non-manufacturing/services weakened. Housing prices continued in an upward trajectory. However, the big government employment report on Friday was a … 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, employment report, Europe, Eurozone, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, Government, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Japan, Jobless Claims, LSA, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, Q/E, Real Estate, Retail Sales, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, Taper, Ukraine, unemployment rate, Update, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 5-31-2016 Economic data for the week was dominated by strong U.S. housing numbers, while durable goods and sentiment lagged. Comments from FOMC members alluded to a stronger chance of an interest rate hike in coming months. Equity markets around the world … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, 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 5-23-2016 Economic data on the manufacturing side was lackluster, with indexes contracting again. Inflation was again generally contained, and housing came in a bit better than expected, while the FOMC minutes from April surprised somewhat—being more biased towards tightening than … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 5-16-2016 In a slow week for economic data, retail sales gained more than expected, while consumer sentiment also came in showing strength. Jobless claims were the sole weak spot, but this may have been the result of one-off … Continue reading
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