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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 10-19-2015 Economic data for the week was generally lackluster, seen in retail sales and several manufacturing surveys. Inflation came in quite tempered, on par with recent months and expectations. Equity markets gained on interpretations of weak data meaning the … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 10-12-2015 In a lighter week for economic data, the ISM non-manufacturing survey release disappointed while remaining quite positive, the trade balance deteriorated due to a stronger dollar and the FOMC minutes were a bit more benign than expected although … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, China, 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, ISM non-manufacturing survey, 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 10-5-2015 Economic data last week was lackluster, but not too far from expectations, with ISM manufacturing staying in just in expansionary territory, while the employment situation report disappointed on the downside. U.S. markets gained on the week, with … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Quarter GDP, bps, China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, 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 9-21-2015 The week was highlighted by the Fed’s decision to keep interest rates at zero for yet another meeting, despite growing expectations for an increase. Retail sales results were stronger, as did jobless claims, but several regional manufacturing surveys … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Fed, Fed Funds rate, Fed rate hike, 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, Taper, unemployment rate, Update, Yahoo!
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Fed Note
Fed Note Well, this FOMC meeting was the big one, or at least had the potential to be. But, again, investors hoping for higher rates were disappointed—the Fed kept rates as they are for now. In recent weeks, the probability of the … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 9-14-2015 In a relatively light week for economic data, producer prices came in flattish, on par with tempered inflation trends, while some sentiment data weakened a bit, as expected due to market volatility recently. Labor measures, including JOLTs and jobless claims, … Continue reading
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Chart of the Week: Active Management vs Passive Management during Market Corrections
Hartford Funds recently released an analysis comparing the average performance of active management versus that of passive management during each period the market corrected in the past 30 years.1 Hartford removed any index or enhanced index funds from the Morningstar … Continue reading
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Tagged active, active management, alpha, distorted markets, downside protection, excess return, interest rates, investing, investments, market corrections, money managers, passive, passive management, passive versus active, Q/E, zero interest rate policy, zero interest rates, ZIRP
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 9-08-2015 Economic data was mixed with weakness seen in manufacturing, while services remained strong, albeit weaker than last month. The monthly employment report disappointed relative to expectations, although it contained some positive revisions. Equity markets continued to experience heightened … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 8-31-2015 From a domestic standpoint, economic data last week was decent, with durable goods orders stronger than expected, decent housing gains and a sharply-revised second-quarter GDP number. Much of the economic concerns continued to reside abroad, namely in China. … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 8-24-2015 Economic data in the U.S. was again mixed, with regional manufacturing surveys offering conflicting results, while housing metrics turned out well and showing some moderate improvement. However, the story abroad was the problem, as Chinese manufacturing survey figures … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, China, Commodities, correction, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Eurozone, 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 8-17-2015 Economic data on the week generally turned out mixed to better than expected, with positive results in retail sales and industrial production, while several employment metrics were a bit weaker. Despite weakness early due to concerns about … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 8-10-2015 Economic data for the week was generally decent, with the ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing reports showing expansion, an improved willingness of bankers to lend, and a jobs report generally on par with expectations—showing continued growth in a … Continue reading
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