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Second Quarter 2014 LSA Economic Update
Second Quarter LSA Economic Update July 22nd, 2014 LSA has posted the 2Q14 Economic update report. Here were some of the high level thoughts:
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Tagged 2Q14 Economic update, Inflation, interest rates, LSA, maximum employment
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update Economic data was mixed to positive on the week, with solid results in some portions of retail sales, as well as the Empire and Philly Fed surveys; while other data, such as housing starts and sentiment, lagged a … Continue reading
Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update It was a light week for economic data domestically, and little new geopolitical news. Equity markets sold off on the week, helped in no way by the troubles of the second largest bank in Portugal, which was having … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, Banco Espirito Santo, Bloomberg Commodities Index, Brazil, Dow Jones-UBS, economic data, Europe, Portugal
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update Economic data was mixed early in the short week, but several industrial indicators remained in positive territory and the Friday employment report boosted investor spirits. Stock markets gained on par with stronger sentiment. In line with this … Continue reading
Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update: Economic data was mixed, but survey responses showed stronger positive sentiment and housing appears to show some improvement. The final 1st Quarter GDP release was amended downward, but this was largely blamed on weather effects and appears to be … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Quarter GDP, Bank of England, Commodities, Europe, Iraq, sentiment
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update: A very busy week boosted by stronger manufacturing reports from the Northeast region, better industrial production and tighter capacity utilization. Housing sales data were mixed: better sentiments from builders this month but weaker monthly housing starts and building … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, Fed, financial markets, Marketfield Asset Management, MSCI Europe
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FED NOTE
Fed Note: The FOMC concluded their June meeting today, again with little fanfare or surprise. The tapering process of winding down stimulative treasury/mortgage bond purchases will continue at a rate of an additional $10 billion/mo., which will bring overall purchases … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update In a slow week for economic data, stats like retail sales were weaker, but PPI also came in flat, which appeared to temper core inflation concerns from prior weeks. Equity markets were largely off, due to increased concerns … Continue reading
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Tagged China, crude oil prices, Europe, Hillshire Brands, inflation concerns, Iraq, Japan, Merck, oil prices, PPI, Priceline, Retail Sales, Tyson Foods, World Cup
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update: Featured by an unusual correction in the manufacturing ISM, economic data for the week was decent. The more dramatic news came from Europe, where the ECB provided additional easing and elected a new ‘negative interest rate’ policy, the … Continue reading
Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update: Economic data looked a bit better, as winter weather problems continue to dissipate towards more normal ordering and manufacturing conditions. However, some data remains lackluster (GDP for the first quarter was revised down into negative territory). The ECB … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update Stronger reading in May’s preliminary Market PMI index brought optimism to the second half of this year. Housing sales data were mixed: New home sales rebounded in April after two months of declines; and existing house sales were … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic Update, Memorial Day weekend, PMI index, Russia
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update: Economic numbers were mixed, with April figures like retail sales lower, but regional Fed surveys for May showing a bit more promise. Inflation in CPI/PPI was higher than expected, with food price and housing increases being the primary … Continue reading
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Tagged Consumer Price Index, CPI, Economic numbers, Inflation, PCE, treasury yields
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