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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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Tagged 1st Quarter GDP, bps, China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Eurozone, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, Government, health care, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, Jobless Claims, LSA, oil prices, Real Estate, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, Taper, Ukraine, unemployment rate, Update, Yahoo!
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Fed Update
Fed Update In their meeting that just concluded, the FOMC formally ended ‘the taper’ effective this coming month-end, closing a chapter of multiple quantitative easing programs totaling $3 trillion. This was widely anticipated, though, so markets didn’t react too strongly … Continue reading
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Tagged China, economic growth, Employment, Europe, Fed, FOMC, Inflation, Janet Yellen, MBS, Outlook, Portfolios, Taper, unemployment rate
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Fed Note
Fed Note: The Federal Reserve met today and proceeded according to the recent plan. The taper continued, with Treasury/MBS purchases being wound down from $35 bil./mo. to $25 bil./mo. At this pace, QE Fed buys should end by October. Other … Continue reading
The Chairwoman and QE
Janet Yellen had her Senate confirmation hearing this morning to become the Chairwoman of the Federal Reserve when the Bernank’s term ends in January. Now it’s simply a matter of time until she takes the reigns. So what does this … Continue reading
Fed Note
We didn’t expect a lot from this relatively minor Fed meeting, one that doesn’t even offer a press conference afterward. With QE taper expectations being pushed off again to at least December or January, as well as a 16-day government shutdown that resulted in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernanke, Fed, Federal Reserve, Government, Q3, Shutdown, Taper, Yellen
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Fed Update
There hasn’t been this much excitement over a Federal Reserve meeting in quite some time. The FOMC concluded their September event today and all eyes were on the finale of the ‘taper caper’ (yes, I’m afraid I made that up). … Continue reading
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