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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 5-12-2015 Economic reports last week were led by a decent ISM non-manufacturing report, low levels of jobless claims and a decent but unexceptional employment situation release—uninspiring enough to keep markets hoping for continued easy Fed policy beyond June. … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
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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Tagged Commodities, DJIA, ECB, economic data, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Eurozone, Federal Reserve, fixed income, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, LSA, oil prices, Portfolio, S&P500, unemployment rate, Update
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Weekly Economic Update
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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Tagged Commodities, DJIA, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Eurozone, Fed, LSA, oil prices, Retail Sales, S&P500
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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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Tagged bps, China, Commodities, consumer confidence, Crude oil, economic data releases, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, equity markets, factory orders, GDP, Government, housing data, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, job reports, LSA, manufacturing survey, oil prices, Oppenheimer Funds, S&P 500, S&P500, stocks, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
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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Tagged Commodities, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Europe, Inflation, interest rates, LSA, S&P500
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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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Tagged China, Commodities, Crude oil, DJIA, Dow Jones, economic data, Economic Update, Employment data, Europe, Federal Reserve, ISM manufacturing, S&P500, US dollar
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 3-02-2015 Economic data was mixed on the week, with housing figures relatively flat on net, inflation coming in weaker on a headline level due to the impact of lower energy prices, and tempered results in other areas. Adjusted … Continue reading
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Tagged crude oil prices, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Europe, FOMC, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, LSA, oil prices, S&P500
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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 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
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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Weekly Economic Update
Just in time for spring break, last week’s economic data seem to suggest that the economy is bouncing back after two months’ of extreme weather. (-/0) Empire State Manufacturing Survey in March suggested business conditions for New York manufacturers continue … Continue reading
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Tagged Consumer Price Index, DJIA, Economic Update, Federal Reserve, Jobless Claims, LSA, S&P500
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