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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 4-25-2016 Economic data for the week was focused on several housing stats, including higher home prices, existing home sales but lower starts and building permits. Jobless claims fell to multi-decade lows, which was good news for the labor market. … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 4-18-2016 Economic data for the week was plentiful but mixed, with neutral results from retail sales and inflation, weaker industrial production and consumer sentiment but strength in some manufacturing results. Equity markets gained ground with higher oil prices … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 4-11-2016 In a relatively quiet week for economic data, ISM services showed further improvement into expansionary territory, and some jobs data offered a decent showing, with lower claims and stronger hiring and quits activity in the governments JOLTs report. Equity … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 4-04-2016 Economic data for the week was highlighted by a turnaround in manufacturing, decent housing reports and a generally positive but uneventful employment situation report. Equity markets gained on the week with decent economic data, while bonds also … Continue reading
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Tagged China, 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, 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 3-28-2016 A slow week for economic releases included a slowing in durable goods orders, mixed housing data, and GDP for the 4thquarter of last year that was revised upward slightly from an earlier estimate. Equity markets declined globally … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, 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 3-21-2016 Economic news was led by the Fed’s decision to hold back on any rate changes, while sounding a bit more dovish than in recent meetings. Manufacturing activity has bounced back somewhat, seen through better survey results. Inflation remains muted, … Continue reading
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Fed Note
Fed Note: At the beginning of the year, the March Fed meeting was expected to be one of the four meetings in which there was likely to be an announced rate increase. However, as economic conditions have slowed, credit markets working … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 3-14-2016 In a slow week for meaningful economic data, the few reports that did surface showed a bit of small business pessimism, some inventory build-up, perhaps some benefit of a flattening U.S. dollar and strength in consumer mortgage … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 3-07-2016 Economic data was mixed to better on the week, with manufacturing ISM a bit stronger, yet several measures remained in contractionary territory. Services looked stronger, including construction, as did Friday’s employment report. Equity markets experienced positive results as … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Quarter GDP, bps, China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, 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, 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 2-22-2016 Economic data on the manufacturing side showed some improvement over the prior month, although several key metrics remained in the negative. Housing numbers released were weaker than expected, although weather could have played a role. Inflation figures were slightly … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 2-16-2016 Economic data last week was decent, highlighted by better-than-expected retail sales and lower jobless claims, while consumer sentiment fell somewhat. Stock markets experienced another down week, as concerns over global growth and oil prices continued to dominate … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 2-8-2016 Economic data was highlighted by better-than-expected results in manufacturing and weakness in services—both the opposite of recent trends. The Friday employment situation report was mixed, leaving investors wondering about possible effects on upcoming central bank policy. Global equity … Continue reading
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