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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 5-26-2015 Economic results were again mixed, with some improvement in housing, tempered overall but higher core CPI inflation readings and stronger jobless claim data. U.S. equity markets on average were slightly higher, while foreign equities ended up negative … Continue reading
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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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Tagged 10-year Treasury, 1st Quarter GDP, Bank of England, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, France, GDP, Germany, Government, Greece, IMF, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Italy and Spain, Janet Yellen, Jobless Claims, LSA, oil prices, Q/E, S&P500, unemployment rate, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 5-12-2015 Economic reports last week were led by a decent ISM non-manufacturing report, low levels of jobless claims and a decent but unexceptional employment situation release—uninspiring enough to keep markets hoping for continued easy Fed policy beyond June. … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Commodities, CPI, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, Government, Inflation, interest rate, Janet Yellen, Jobless Claims, oil prices, Portfolio, Real Estate, S&P500, unemployment rate, Update
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 5-04-2015 The economic picture last week was colored by a poor U.S. GDP release for the first quarter, as well as acknowledgment by the FOMC of slowed conditions. However, other data, such as the ISM and Chicago PMI came in mixed … Continue reading
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Tagged Commodities, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, Employment, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, GDP, Inflation, interest rate, Japan, Jobless Claims, LSA, oil prices, Real Estate, S&P500, unemployment rate
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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 4-13-2015 Economic data was light and results mixed last week with the ISM services report coming in a bit weaker, but jobs reports—JOLTs and claims—better than consensus. The FOMC minutes generally read as expected, with differing views on the strength of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Commodities, DJIA, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Eurozone, Fed, LSA, oil prices, Retail Sales, S&P500
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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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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 3-02-2015 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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