Economic Update 12-21-2020
- Economic data for the week included declines in retail sales, industrial production, as well as in several regional manufacturing indexes. Jobless claims also ticked higher along with rising virus counts nationally.
- Global equity markets rose last week, with continued easy economic policies announced and optimism over the new Covid vaccines. Bonds were down in the U.S. as rates ticked higher, while foreign bonds benefitted positively from a weaker dollar. Commodity prices rose broadly due to expectations for a global demand recovery, especially for energy and metals.