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Weekly Economic Update

Posted on April 28, 2015 by LSAConnect

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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Weekly Economic Update

Posted on April 13, 2015 by LSAConnect

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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Weekly Economic Update

Posted on April 6, 2015 by LSAConnect

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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Weekly Economic Update

Posted on March 31, 2015 by LSAConnect

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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Weekly Economic Update

Posted on March 9, 2015 by LSAConnect

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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Weekly Economic Update

Posted on November 17, 2014 by LSAConnect

Economic Update 11-17-2014 Economic figures last week were a bit better than expected, highlighted by a slight positive surprise in retail sales and decent sentiment surveys, which continued to post readings at high levels. Equity markets were just slightly higher … Continue reading →

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Weekly Economic Update

Posted on June 30, 2014 by LSAConnect

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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Weekly Economic Update

Posted on April 7, 2014 by LSAConnect

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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Weekly Economic Update

Posted on March 31, 2014 by LSAConnect

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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