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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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Fed Note
Fed Note: The January Fed meeting wasn’t expected to be one of any consequence, based on the widely anticipated interest rate move that was handled in December. In their statement, the FOMC acknowledged a slowing of economic growth recently, global financial market volatility, … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 1-25-2016 Last week’s economic data was mixed, with manufacturing not as bad as expected, continued low inflation driven by commodity price declines over the past year, and mixed housing results to end the year. A terrible start to … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 1-11-2016 The first batch of economic data on the year was mixed, to a bit disappointing, with ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing missing expectations, with industrial numbers generally continuing a pattern of recent weakness. The employment report for December, however … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 1-4-2016 Economic numbers for the last week of the year was mixed, with more poor manufacturing data (which has been in a back-and-forth trend all year), housing prices moving higher while pending home sales fell. Improvement in consumer confidence … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 12-28-2015 For a short Holiday week, quite a few economic data points were released, including flattish durable goods orders, mixed housing results but improved consumer sentiment. Equity markets rallied during the week, with help from some improvement in … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 12-21-2015 The most significant piece of economic data for the week was the FOMC’s decision to raise the fed funds rate for the first time in a decade, as overall conditions appeared stable enough to policymakers to withstand such a … Continue reading
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Fed Note
Fed Note The December meeting was again slated to be ‘the one’, as in the meeting where interest rate policy changed for the first time in a decade and almost exactly seven years after the fed funds rate was cut … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 12-14-2015 Economic data for the week was led by a marginal showing in retail sales, a drop in consumer and business sentiment, as well as continued impacts of disinflationary impulses in import prices and PPI. Global equity markets … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 12-07-2015 Economic data again showed some mixed results, with manufacturing (and some services results for that matter) coming in weaker than expected, while the monthly employment situation report for November came in strong. The labor report was seen as … Continue reading
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