Category Archives: Economic News

Fed Update

Fed Update In their meeting that just concluded, the FOMC formally ended ‘the taper’ effective this coming month-end, closing a chapter of multiple quantitative easing programs totaling $3 trillion.  This was widely anticipated, though, so markets didn’t react too strongly … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 10-27-2014 The economic data of the week was focused on housing, which showed existing and new home sales outperforming expectations somewhat. Inflation came in just higher than flat, and tempered on a year-over-year basis, but the index of … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 10-20-2014 The important economic releases of the week were largely lackluster, with retail sales, and several regional fed surveys underwhelming, but not terrible. Perhaps more importantly, input from Europe and the Far East was more of a concern … Continue reading

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2014 Third Quarter Market Update with Bud Kasper & Dean Barber

Third Quarter Market Update with Bud Kasper & Dean Barber October 15th, 2014   LSA has posted the 3Q14 Market update call that Bud and Dean host live for their clients and prospects. This program allows Bud and Dean to … Continue reading

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Third Quarter 2014 LSA Economic Update

 3Q2014 Economic Update October 18, 2014  

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LSA 3Q Client Article

 The Return of Volatility October 17, 2014  

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 10-13-2014 It was a light week for domestic economic reports, generally focused on employment subtleties; however, global economic growth expectations were downgraded by the IMF, causing additional market tumult. Typical October volatility returned to markets as domestic stocks … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 10-5-2014 Economic reports were mixed in terms of improvement, but continue to show strength. The highest-profile report of the week, the government employment situation, came in much stronger than expected and featured an unemployment rate under 6%. Equity … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 9-29-2014 Economic news was generally mixed on the week, with housing providing a slightly more optimistic tone. GDP for the 2nd quarter was revised a bit higher as well, casting a more positive light on the prior period. … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 9-15-2014 In a slower week for economic data, results came in tempered to positive (retail sales being a more important release), but included no major surprises. Geopolitically, the highlight originated from a developed market this time, as polls … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 9-8-2014   Economic data for the week came in fairly strong, highlighted by the ISM manufacturing report, which is closely watched by markets. However, the August employment situation report for August was a bit disappointing. S. stocks gained … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic data points from the week were quite good, and showed a continued rebound of conditions. Inflation, as measured by CPI at least, rose at a tempered pace we’ve come to expect. Equities and other risk assets were higher, with … Continue reading

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