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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 4-04-2016 Economic data for the week was highlighted by a turnaround in manufacturing, decent housing reports and a generally positive but uneventful employment situation report. Equity markets gained on the week with decent economic data, while bonds also … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 3-28-2016 A slow week for economic releases included a slowing in durable goods orders, mixed housing data, and GDP for the 4thquarter of last year that was revised upward slightly from an earlier estimate. Equity markets declined globally … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 3-21-2016 Economic news was led by the Fed’s decision to hold back on any rate changes, while sounding a bit more dovish than in recent meetings. Manufacturing activity has bounced back somewhat, seen through better survey results. Inflation remains muted, … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 3-14-2016 In a slow week for meaningful economic data, the few reports that did surface showed a bit of small business pessimism, some inventory build-up, perhaps some benefit of a flattening U.S. dollar and strength in consumer mortgage … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Eurozone, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, Government, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, Jobless Claims, LSA, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, Q/E, Real Estate, Retail Sales, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, unemployment rate, Update, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 3-07-2016 Economic data was mixed to better on the week, with manufacturing ISM a bit stronger, yet several measures remained in contractionary territory. Services looked stronger, including construction, as did Friday’s employment report. Equity markets experienced positive results as … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 2-16-2016 Economic data last week was decent, highlighted by better-than-expected retail sales and lower jobless claims, while consumer sentiment fell somewhat. Stock markets experienced another down week, as concerns over global growth and oil prices continued to dominate … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 12-14-2015 Economic data for the week was led by a marginal showing in retail sales, a drop in consumer and business sentiment, as well as continued impacts of disinflationary impulses in import prices and PPI. Global equity markets … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Energy, Europe, Eurozone, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, global equity, Government, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, Jobless Claims, LSA, MLP, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, Q/E, Real Estate, Retail Sales, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, unemployment rate, Update, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 12-07-2015 Economic data again showed some mixed results, with manufacturing (and some services results for that matter) coming in weaker than expected, while the monthly employment situation report for November came in strong. The labor report was seen as … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Eurozone, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, Government, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, Jobless Claims, LSA, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, Q/E, Real Estate, Retail Sales, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, unemployment rate, Update, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 11-30-2015 In a short holiday week, economic data was mixed, with durable goods and housing statistics generally higher, while consumer confidence indicators fell for the month Markets experienced a typical tame holiday week, with U.S. large-cap stocks coming … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Eurozone, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, Government, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, Jobless Claims, LSA, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, Q/E, Real Estate, Retail Sales, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, unemployment rate, Update, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 11-16-2015 In a light week for economic data, retail sales disappointed somewhat while consumer sentiment and jobs/claims data remained strong. Producer prices fell, especially on a year-to-year basis, which continues to reflect non-inflationary pressures throughout the system. Equity markets … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, earnings, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Eurozone, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, Government, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, Jobless Claims, LSA, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, Q/E, Real Estate, Retail Sales, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, unemployment rate, Update, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 11-02-2015 Economic data for the week was again mixed, with advance GDP for the third quarter coming in at a tempered level, but not too far off of expectations, while housing numbers and consumer sentiment surveys disappointed. However, the … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, debt ceiling, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Eurozone, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, GDP, Government, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, Jobless Claims, LSA, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, Q/E, Real Estate, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, third quarter, third quarter GDP, unemployment rate, Update, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 10-26-2015 Economic data on the week was focused on several housing reports, which came in better than expected; however, the much broader index of leading economic indicators fell backward a bit. Global equity markets responded positively to news … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Eurozone, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, Government, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, Jobless Claims, LSA, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, Q/E, Real Estate, Retail Sales, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, unemployment rate, Update, Yahoo!
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