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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 5-22-2017 Economic data for the week was highlighted by some mixed regional manufacturing results, stronger industrial production, a drop-off in housing starts, and jobless claims that continue to run at very low historical levels. U.S. stocks declined during … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 5-15-2017 Economic data for the week was highlighted by a disappointing gain in retail sales, while consumer sentiment improved, jobless claims provided their best showing in almost 30 years, while inflation numbers were mixed but generally showed tempered … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 5-8-2017 Economic data for the week was highlighted by a decline in but still-strong ISM manufacturing numbers, continued strength in ISM non-manufacturing, and continued strength in labor metrics, including the April employment situation report.  The FOMC meeting resulted … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 5-01-2017 Economic data for the week were highlighted by a weaker-than-expected result for 1stquarter GDP, and disappointing sentiment data, while housing ended mixed and jobless claims remained low. Stock markets rose globally, with help from results from the … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 4-17-2017 Economic data for the week consisted of unsurprisingly weaker retail sales, lower inflation readings via the consumer price index and producer price index, as well as continued strength in labor markets. Equity markets lost ground in the … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 4-10-2017 Economic reports for the week came in mixed, with slightly weaker ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing data, although both remained strongly expansionary.  While the ADP employment report was quite strong, the government nonfarm payrolls report was far less … Continue reading

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Fed Note

Fed Note: It was a fairly dramatic turn of events over the prior few weeks with the probabilities of a Fed hike in March moving from about one-in-three or lower to almost guaranteed by the time we heard higher rate-focused … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 3-06-2017 Economic data for the week was led by strength in both manufacturing and non-manufacturing indexes, strong consumer confidence and jobless claims, and mixed housing results. Equity markets gained in the U.S. and abroad in foreign markets, while … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 2-21-2017 In a busy week for economic releases, several manufacturing indexes shined with strong results, inflation came in stronger than in recent months, and housing numbers were a bit mixed. U.S. equity markets again showed strong gains, although … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 2-06-2017 Economic data for the week was highlighted by a Fed meeting marked by no action, stronger ISM manufacturing data and employment, with middling non-manufacturing, housing and consumer confidence data. Equity markets experienced a mixed, flattish week on … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 1-30-2017 Economic data for the week was focused on a somewhat lackluster GDP report for the 4th quarter, along with mixed durable goods data and poor housing results. U.S. and developed foreign equities experienced gains for the week, with … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 1-17-2017 For the week, economic data included moderate retail sales, some gains in producer prices, stronger small business sentiment and continued strong labor results. Stock markets were mixed on the week, with foreign equities outperforming U.S., with help … Continue reading

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