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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 5-04-2015 The economic picture last week was colored by a poor U.S. GDP release for the first quarter, as well as acknowledgment by the FOMC of slowed conditions. However, other data, such as the ISM and Chicago PMI came in mixed … Continue reading
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Tagged Commodities, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, Employment, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, GDP, Inflation, interest rate, Japan, Jobless Claims, LSA, oil prices, Real Estate, S&P500, unemployment rate
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 4-27-2015 In a light week for economic releases, durable goods came in somewhat better than expected, led by aircraft orders, while housing also showed some mixed signs of life. Housing has been sporadic over the last few years, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Commodities, DJIA, ECB, economic data, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Eurozone, Federal Reserve, fixed income, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, LSA, oil prices, Portfolio, S&P500, unemployment rate, Update
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 4-20-2015 Economic results on the week were in keeping with the recent lackluster trend, with weaker-than-expected retail sales and manufacturing. Inflation came in a bit stronger, but remains flat to slightly negative on a year-over-year basis when energy price … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Quarter GDP, China, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, Domestic stocks, economic data, economic growth
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 4-13-2015 Economic data was light and results mixed last week with the ISM services report coming in a bit weaker, but jobs reports—JOLTs and claims—better than consensus. The FOMC minutes generally read as expected, with differing views on the strength of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Commodities, DJIA, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Eurozone, Fed, LSA, oil prices, Retail Sales, S&P500
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 4-06-2015 Despite being a shortened holiday week, it was busy due to a number of economic data releases. Good news came from upside surprises in factory orders, firmer housing data and a better consumer confidence reading; bad news … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, China, Commodities, consumer confidence, Crude oil, economic data releases, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, equity markets, factory orders, GDP, Government, housing data, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, job reports, LSA, manufacturing survey, oil prices, Oppenheimer Funds, S&P 500, S&P500, stocks, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 3-30-2015 Last week’s economic data was relatively lackluster, with sporadic results from durable goods, while housing came in similarly to slightly better than expected. Inflation remained slightly negative on a headline basis and below-average on a core level. Equity … Continue reading
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Tagged Commodities, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Europe, Inflation, interest rates, LSA, S&P500
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 3-23-2015 In a somewhat light week for economic reports, the FOMC meeting was the highlight—in which no action occurred, other than a subtle language change that stemmed the persistent rise in the dollar. Several housing reports showed lackluster … Continue reading
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Tagged commodity prices, economic growth, Europe, export, FOMC meeting, health care, interest rates, Japan, S&P 500, U.S. dollar index
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Fed Update
The FOMC, as expected, did not make any changes to policy, such as raising interest rates from current rock-bottom levels. However, the tone of the statement was a bit more neutral towards the subject, compared to the accommodative language seen … Continue reading
Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 3-16-2015 Economic reports of the week were highlighted by retail sales, which disappointed, perhaps with weather effects; consumer and business sentiment was a bit weaker upon a recent trend of higher gasoline prices; and import prices and inflation … Continue reading
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Tagged gasoline prices, interest rate, interest rates, strong dollar
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 3-09-2015 Economic data last week was mixed, as ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing reports showed expansion, albeit at a lessened rate than expected. Employment data was strong on Friday, in both payrolls and a lower unemployment rate, despite … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Commodities, Crude oil, DJIA, Dow Jones, economic data, Economic Update, Employment data, Europe, Federal Reserve, ISM manufacturing, S&P500, US dollar
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Chart of the Week: Chasing the S&P 500
Chart of the Week: Chasing the S&P 500 Source This week’s chart is a visualization of the risk that comes with investing in the S&P 500. Due to its rapid increase since the bottom of the 2008 recession, the popular … Continue reading
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Tagged diversified portfolio, Forbes, Investment News, Market Watch
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 3-02-2015 Economic data was mixed on the week, with housing figures relatively flat on net, inflation coming in weaker on a headline level due to the impact of lower energy prices, and tempered results in other areas. Adjusted … Continue reading
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Tagged crude oil prices, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Europe, FOMC, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, LSA, oil prices, S&P500
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