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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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Tagged bps, Charlottesville, China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, Donald Trump, Economic, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Eurozone, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, Government, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, Market Volatility, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, President Trump, Q/E, Real Estate, Retail Sales, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, Trump, unemployment rate, Update, VIX, Volatility, Yahoo!
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Chart of the Week: Volatility and the Stock Market
Chart of the Week: Volatility and Stock Returns This chart shows S&P 500 annual average returns relative tovolatility measured by the VIX Index. Currently, the VIX is hovering around a comfortable reading of 18, just shy of its average reading … Continue reading
Weekly Economic Update
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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Tagged Carl Icahn, Christine Legarde, Eurozone, FOMC minutes, IMF, Mario Draghi, oil prices, VIX, Volatility
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic data reports for the week were relatively good, led by ISM non-manufacturing, factory orders and the Fed’s Senior Loan Officer Survey showing positive results. Stocks experienced a more volatile week as events in the Ukraine raised anxiety again, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank of Japan, China, ECB, economic data, equities, Erdogan, performance, Poland’s Prime Minister, the Bank of England, Ukraine, VIX
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