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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 1-23-2018 Economic data for the week was mixed, with decent results reported in industrial production, while regional manufacturing results, housing starts and consumer sentiment came in weaker.  The Fed’s anecdotal Beige Book showed general strength across most segments … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 1-08-2018 Economic data for the first week of the new year showed strength in manufacturing, a weaker result for services ISM, and a mixed result in employment, with strong jobless claims and ADP employment numbers, while the government … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 1-02-2018 With an extremely light holiday calendar for economic data, highlights included stronger housing and regional purchasing data and weaker consumer confidence and jobless claims. U.S. stock markets fell during the last week of the year, while international … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 12-18-2017 Economic activity for the week centered on the Federal Reserve, which raised short-term interest rates another quarter-percent, as expected.  Retail sales gained more sharply than expected, while industrial results were mixed and inflation came in weaker than … Continue reading

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Fed Note

Fed Note: The December FOMC meeting was considered one in the ‘important’ category, in that additional materials were released, a press conference was scheduled afterward, as well as it being the last of the year.  Based on economic and inflation … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 12-12-2017 Economic releases were mixed on the week, with weaker results in non-manufacturing ISM, factory orders and lower sentiment.  On the other hand, labor markets continued to perform, with jobless claims running at cyclical low levels and the … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 12-04-2017 Economic data released last week included an upward revision in 3rdquarter GDP, a dip in the ISM manufacturing index, a recovery in various housing metrics and higher levels of consumer confidence. U.S. equity markets rose sharply during … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 11-27-2017 On a shortened Thanksgiving week, the few economic reports that surfaced were mixed, with slightly weaker durable goods orders, while existing home sales and jobless claims were positive, and the index of leading economic indicators was quite … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 11-20-2017   Economic data for the week was highlighted by stronger retail sales, mixed-but-still-strong manufacturing and industrial production results, along with slightly higher inflation.  Homebuilder sentiment improved, while jobless claims remained very low. U.S. equity markets were mixed … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 11-13-2017 In a very light week for economic data, highlights included continued strong job openings data, while claims ticked upward due to temporary weather impacts.  Consumer sentiment also ticked downward a bit. U.S. and foreign equity markets lost … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Updates

Economic Update 11-06-2017 Economic news for the week was dominated by a Fed meeting that resulted in no policy change, mixed manufacturing results, stronger optimism and a below-par employment situation report—several releases continue to demonstrate the effects of recent hurricanes. … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 10-30-2017 Economic data for the week was highlighted by a strong 3rdquarter GDP report, in addition to solid durable goods results.  Housing experienced a bit of a bounce back from a weaker hurricane-plagued prior month, while jobless claims … Continue reading

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