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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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Fed Note

Fed Note: The November FOMC meeting was anticipated to be a minor affair, in that no actions were expected in terms of policy change, nor was there a press conference scheduled afterward.  This played out exactly as such. The formal … 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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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 10-23-2017 Economic data for the week included solid regional manufacturing results and production numbers, while housing statistics reflected the large impact of recent multiple hurricanes, which depressed activity.  Labor strength remained robust, with jobless claims again reaching multi-decade … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 10-09-2017 Economic data for the week was led by especially strong ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing reports, decent construction spending, while the employment situation report for September was a mixed bag of U.S. stock markets continued to churn forward, … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 10-02-2017 Economic news for the week included generally few surprises—a small revision upward for prior-quarter GDP, strong manufacturing results, mixed but generally disappointing housing data, slightly weaker sentiment and weather-affected jobless claims. S. equity markets rose, led by … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 9-25-2017 Economic data for the week was highlighted by the outcome of the Fed meeting, which outlined a gradual balance sheet reduction plan.  Housing data was mixed, with prices increasing but sales were negatively affected by recent hurricanes.  … Continue reading

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Fed Note

Fed Note: The FOMC completed their September meeting, with an outcome of no interest rate policy change as expected, but there was something a little different to announce.  This was a more ‘important’ meeting, being one of the four per … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 9-12-2017   The short week ended with a temporary respite for the federal budget and debt ceiling debate, strong ISM services results, but higher jobless claims due to hurricane effects. U.S. stocks stumbled a bit on the week, … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 8-21-2017 Economic data for the week was highlighted by mixed housing results but gains in retail sales, several strong readings from regional manufacturing surveys, and strong results for the index of leading economic indicators and jobless claims. Global … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 8-15-2017 Economic data was highlighted by weakness in inflation, with the PPI and CPI both coming in lower than expected.  On the labor side, the government JOLTs job openings index and claims continued to show strength, while labor … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 8-07-2017 Economic data for the week was dominated by the employment situation report, which surprised on the upside.  The ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing indexes both declined, but remained solidly expansionary. Equity markets gained globally, as did bonds to … Continue reading

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