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Weekly Economic Update

Posted on January 12, 2015 by LSAConnect

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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Weekly Economic Update

Posted on December 29, 2014 by LSAConnect

Economic Update 12-29-2014 During the holiday-shortened trading week, we received some upbeat economic news: The Q3 real GDP growth rate was revised up significantly more than expected, consumer confidence reached the highest level in eight years, and seasonally adjusted initial … Continue reading →

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Weekly Economic Update

Posted on December 15, 2014 by LSAConnect

Economic Update 12-15-2014 The economic releases were focused on retail sales (which came in as a slight positive surprise), and several sentiment surveys, which also came in more positively than expected. However, oil prices were the most closely watched and … Continue reading →

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Weekly Economic Update

Posted on December 1, 2014 by LSAConnect

Economic Update 12-01-2014 Despite a holiday-shortened week, there were several major releases—the more important of which surprised a bit on the upside. S. GDP was revised substantially higher from the first estimate while other releases, such as durable goods, PMI … Continue reading →

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Weekly Economic Update

Posted on October 28, 2014 by LSAConnect

Economic Update 10-27-2014 The economic data of the week was focused on housing, which showed existing and new home sales outperforming expectations somewhat. Inflation came in just higher than flat, and tempered on a year-over-year basis, but the index of … Continue reading →

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Weekly Economic Update

Posted on October 13, 2014 by LSAConnect

Economic Update 10-13-2014 It was a light week for domestic economic reports, generally focused on employment subtleties; however, global economic growth expectations were downgraded by the IMF, causing additional market tumult. Typical October volatility returned to markets as domestic stocks … Continue reading →

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Weekly Economic Update

Posted on October 6, 2014 by LSAConnect

Economic Update 10-5-2014 Economic reports were mixed in terms of improvement, but continue to show strength. The highest-profile report of the week, the government employment situation, came in much stronger than expected and featured an unemployment rate under 6%. Equity … Continue reading →

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Weekly Economic Update

Posted on August 19, 2014 by LSAConnect

Data was mixed on the week, with retail sales disappointing, but surveys and sentiment still decent on the manufacturing/small business end. Equity markets deflected geopolitical concerns and gained, as did bond prices with interest rates falling a fraction of a … Continue reading →

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Weekly Economic Update

Posted on June 17, 2014 by LSAConnect

Economic Update In a slow week for economic data, stats like retail sales were weaker, but PPI also came in flat, which appeared to temper core inflation concerns from prior weeks. Equity markets were largely off, due to increased concerns … Continue reading →

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