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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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Weekly Economic Update
It was a slow week for economic news, but a few pieces came out positively. Janet Yellen’s congressional testimony was also benign and dovish—alluding to at least another year of easy monetary conditions. Equity markets were generally flattish on the … Continue reading
Weekly Economic Update
It was a busy week for economic data, with several key releases including 1st Quarter GDP—which disappointed. The Friday release of job growth, however, was strong. The Russia/Ukraine situation continues to simmer, but not yet boiling over, despite regional incidents … Continue reading
Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update: U.S. economic data – including manufacturing, new orders for durable goods, and consumer confidence – were strong, exceeding consensus expectation. Housing sales and initial jobless claims came in weaker than consensus expectation. Conflict between Russia and Ukraine … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, consumer confidence, economic data, government bonds, HSBC China, MSCI Europe, MSCI Pacific, Russia, Russia and Ukraine, Ukraine
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update: Economic data in the industrial production and retail sales areas, in particular, was stronger than expected and fueled hopes that the cold winter doldrums are behind us in favor of a more ‘productive’ spring. In a short … Continue reading
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Tagged DJIA, Economic Update, MSCI-EAFE, MSCI-EM, Russell 2000, S&P 500
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update: It was a light week for economic data. The few releases that did appear were positive on the employment front; however, a few showed some imported inflation. Equity markets struggled with momentum stocks (those that led the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcoa, Commodity, DJIA, economic data, Eurozone, MBS, Momentum stocks, MSCI-EAFE, MSCI-EM, Q1 earnings, Russell 2000, S&P 500, U.S. Treasury Yields, utilities
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Weekly Economic Update
Domestic markets continued higher, with additional Fed promises of more accommodative policy, but were outshined by many foreign names. Several more speculative areas that performed well last year, such as biotech and social media, have experienced negative results as of … Continue reading
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Tagged Commodities, DJIA, Economic Update, Jobs Report, LSA, Markets, S&P500, Sector
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic data remained mixed, but some of the winter effects of the past few months appear to be dissipating. An important test in coming weeks/months will be how the much more extreme-than-average winter normalizes and if economic data can similarly … Continue reading
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Tagged Commodities, DJIA, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Housing, LSA, Real Estate, S&P500
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