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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 6-15-2015 Economic data from last week looked a bit stronger, with some positive surprises from retail sales and a few sentiment surveys; the JOLTs and jobless claims reports, however, disappointed. Despite some day-to-day volatility in equity markets and recent trends … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 6-08-2015 Economic data last week was mixed to decent, with the headline ISM manufacturing figures, construction spending and vehicle sales coming in better than expected.  The employment situation report was also stronger than anticipated. Equities experienced a more difficult … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 6-01-2015 Economic data from last week was lackluster on the manufacturing front, with poor durable goods and PMI figures, as well as a negative shot to sentiment with a negative 1stquarter GDP growth revision, while housing and consumer … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 5-26-2015 Economic results were again mixed, with some improvement in housing, tempered overall but higher core CPI inflation readings and stronger jobless claim data. U.S. equity markets on average were slightly higher, while foreign equities ended up negative … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 5-18-2015 Economic data for the week was mixed, with weaker-than-expected retail sales numbers, decent employment metrics and conflicting sentiment data from consumers and small businesses. Global equities gained on the week, with international stocks outperforming U.S. names—due to … Continue reading

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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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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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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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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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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 2-23-2015 Economic data on the week was mixed to lower, with several key surveys and housing reports coming in weaker than expected. Perhaps more severe winter weather in recent weeks played a bit of a role, and/or we’re … Continue reading

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Chart of the Week: Is the Decline in Oil Prices Renewing Deflationary Concerns?

Chart of the Week: Is the Decline in Oil Prices Renewing Deflationary Concerns? As oil prices continue their near 40% decline over the past few months and the global economy remains weak, inflationary expectations are beginning to experience their biggest … 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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