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Chart of the Week: Is QE Driving Economic Growth?
LSA would like to offer a special thanks to renowned economist Brian Wesbury for taking the time to update us on his thoughts of his self-coined ‘plow horse’ economy. In this update, Wesbury addresses the notion that, in our current … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Wesbury, economic growth, Fed, Federal Reserve, monetary base, money market mutual fund
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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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Tagged China, Commodities, CPI, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, Government, Inflation, interest rate, Janet Yellen, Jobless Claims, oil prices, Portfolio, Real Estate, S&P500, unemployment rate, Update
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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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Tagged Commodities, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, Employment, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, GDP, Inflation, interest rate, Japan, Jobless Claims, LSA, oil prices, Real Estate, S&P500, unemployment rate
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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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Brian Wesbury ‘The Triple Mandate’
Listen to Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist at First Trust Portfolios, discuss a third mandate of today’s Fed that goes one step beyond maximum employment and price stability and why he believes we are still destined for a rate hike in June. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Wesbury, Federal Reserve, June Rate Hike, mandate, maximum employment, price stability, rate hike
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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
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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Weekly Economic Update
(+) Retail sales for November came in stronger than expected, gaining +0.7% for the month versus an expected +0.6%. More specifically, the ‘core’ number, that excludes volatile results from autos and gasoline, rose +0.5% relative to the expected +0.3%, and … Continue reading
Fed Note
We didn’t expect a lot from this relatively minor Fed meeting, one that doesn’t even offer a press conference afterward. With QE taper expectations being pushed off again to at least December or January, as well as a 16-day government shutdown that resulted in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernanke, Fed, Federal Reserve, Government, Q3, Shutdown, Taper, Yellen
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Weekly Economic Update
(+) Like its manufacturing counterpart the previous week, the non-manufacturing ISM improved more than expected for July, from 52.2 to 56.0, outperforming the median consensus estimate of 53.1. Core business activity improved to over 60, coupled with gains in new … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic, Federal Reserve, Jobless Claims, JOLTS, Portfolio, Trade Deficit, Update
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