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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 5-18-2015 Economic data for the week was mixed, with weaker-than-expected retail sales numbers, decent employment metrics and conflicting sentiment data from consumers and small businesses. Global equities gained on the week, with international stocks outperforming U.S. names—due to … Continue reading
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Tagged 10-year Treasury, 1st Quarter GDP, Bank of England, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, France, GDP, Germany, Government, Greece, IMF, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Italy and Spain, Janet Yellen, Jobless Claims, LSA, oil prices, Q/E, S&P500, unemployment rate, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 4-06-2015 Despite being a shortened holiday week, it was busy due to a number of economic data releases. Good news came from upside surprises in factory orders, firmer housing data and a better consumer confidence reading; bad news … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, China, Commodities, consumer confidence, Crude oil, economic data releases, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, equity markets, factory orders, GDP, Government, housing data, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, job reports, LSA, manufacturing survey, oil prices, Oppenheimer Funds, S&P 500, S&P500, stocks, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 2-02-2015 Economic data was highlighted by the conclusion of the FOMC meeting (status quo), GDP for Q4 was slightly weaker than expected, and housing numbers were mixed. Consumer confidence, however, on the heels of cheap gasoline, reached new … Continue reading
Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 1-26-2015 A light week in U.S. economic data was dominated by housing numbers, which came in a little better than expected. The bigger news came from Europe, where the ECB announced a large quantitative easing program of … Continue reading
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Tagged ECB, Emerging Markets, Europe, quantitative easing, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 1-22-2015 In a full week of economic releases, retail sales were somewhat disappointing (although cheap gasoline exacerbated the poor result), inflation declined dramatically due to cheaper energy costs, while sentiment improved to much higher levels. Domestic equity markets … Continue reading
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Tagged eastern Europe, Europe, European Court of Justice, market sentiment, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 1-5-2015 The most closely-watched economic releases were the ISM Manufacturing survey and Chicago PMI, which fell from last month and under expectations. Housing/construction data was mixed, while consumer confidence was a bit better. Ending the year, both U.S. … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago PMI, foreign currencies, ISM Manufacturing survey, U.S., Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
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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Tagged 000, 18, Domestic stocks, GDP growth rate, oil prices, Q3 real GDP, S&P GSCI Commodity, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 11-17-2014 Economic figures last week were a bit better than expected, highlighted by a slight positive surprise in retail sales and decent sentiment surveys, which continued to post readings at high levels. Equity markets were just slightly higher … Continue reading
Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 11-4-2014 It was a headline week, but not necessarily dramatic, as the conclusion of the FOMC meeting resulted in the taper ending as planned, and results of 3rd quarter GDP showed that economic growth was a bit better … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rd quarter GDP, Bank of Japan, global equities, Goldman Sachs, Japan, traditional bonds, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 10-20-2014 The important economic releases of the week were largely lackluster, with retail sales, and several regional fed surveys underwhelming, but not terrible. Perhaps more importantly, input from Europe and the Far East was more of a concern … Continue reading
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Tagged 10-year Treasury, Crude oil, Europe, International equities, OPEC, review of bank asset quality, U.S., world markets, Yahoo!
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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 9-15-2014 In a slower week for economic data, results came in tempered to positive (retail sales being a more important release), but included no major surprises. Geopolitically, the highlight originated from a developed market this time, as polls … Continue reading
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Tagged economic data, Fed, fixed income, FOMC, interest rate, interest rates, U.S. dollar, Yahoo!
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