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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 5-18-2015 Economic data for the week was mixed, with weaker-than-expected retail sales numbers, decent employment metrics and conflicting sentiment data from consumers and small businesses. Global equities gained on the week, with international stocks outperforming U.S. names—due to … Continue reading
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Fed Update
Fed Note: The FOMC meeting ended with little fanfare as theories continued to swirl about surrounding the timing of the Fed’s choice to raise interest rates. Will it be June or will it be September? Or, will it be later? The Fed didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged economic data, economic growth, Fed, FOMC, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Jobless Claims, LSA, oil prices, 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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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 3-23-2015 In a somewhat light week for economic reports, the FOMC meeting was the highlight—in which no action occurred, other than a subtle language change that stemmed the persistent rise in the dollar. Several housing reports showed lackluster … Continue reading
Posted in Economic News
Tagged commodity prices, economic growth, Europe, export, FOMC meeting, health care, interest rates, Japan, S&P 500, U.S. dollar index
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Fed Update
The FOMC, as expected, did not make any changes to policy, such as raising interest rates from current rock-bottom levels. However, the tone of the statement was a bit more neutral towards the subject, compared to the accommodative language seen … Continue reading
Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 3-16-2015 Economic reports of the week were highlighted by retail sales, which disappointed, perhaps with weather effects; consumer and business sentiment was a bit weaker upon a recent trend of higher gasoline prices; and import prices and inflation … Continue reading
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Tagged gasoline prices, interest rate, interest rates, strong 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 2-16-2015 In a moderately quiet week for economic releases, retail sales disappointed last month on a headline level due to lower gasoline prices. However, price recovery in recent weeks may have weighed on fickle consumer sentiment. Global equity … Continue reading
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Tagged Europe, gasoline prices, Greece, Grexit, interest rates, oil prices, Russia, stabilization, Ukraine
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 2-09-2015 It was a relatively busy week for several economic reports, including a lackluster but positive ISM number and an employment report that came in better than expected. U.S. equity markets rebounded strongly higher on the week with … Continue reading
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Tagged crude oil prices, ECB, Greek stocks, interest rates, oil prices
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 1-12-2015 The economic news of the week was led by a somewhat disappointing ISM non-manufacturing report early, Fed minutes that were largely as expected and a mixed employment report with stronger payrolls but weaker wage growth. Equity markets … Continue reading
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