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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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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
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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Weekly Economic Update
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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Tagged dollar index, Europe, foreign currencies, oil prices, stronger dollar, unemployment rate, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 9-8-2014 Economic data for the week came in fairly strong, highlighted by the ISM manufacturing report, which is closely watched by markets. However, the August employment situation report for August was a bit disappointing. S. stocks gained … Continue reading
Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update (0/-) The ISM Non-manufacturing index came a bit weaker than expected, falling from November’s 53.9 to 53.0 for December (expectations called for 54.7). On the positive side, employment improved by several points, while business activity was generally … Continue reading
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