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Economic Update Oct 24, 2022 Economic data for the week included a rise in industrial production, mixed regional manufacturing indexes, and a variety of weaker housing sales and sentiment reports. The index of leading economic indicators continues to lean towards a recession in coming months. U.S. equity markets saw sharp gains last week, due to […]
Economic Update Oct 17, 2022 Economic data for the week included producer and consumer price inflation reports that continue to run hotter than expected—disappointing markets. Retail sales were little changed, although core sales saw slight nominal gains. Global stock markets lost ground as concerns continued around high inflation and potential recession, especially abroad. Bonds also […]
Economic Update Oct 10, 2022 Economic data for the week included the ISM manufacturing index falling further than expected, while ISM services were little changed and remained expansionary. A variety of labor statistics came in generally positive, at least enough so for markets to believe the Federal Reserve will remain hawkish in upcoming policy meetings. […]
Well, gosh, here we are again. This last quarter started on a somewhat positive note with stocks rising until the middle of August. That cheer didn’t last however as uncertainties about rising interest rates and the direction of the economy pushed us back to a bit lower than where we started. Bonds followed a similar […]
Economic Update Oct 3, 2022 Economic data included no revisions in the still-negative Q2 U.S. GDP report. Durable goods fell back, as did home prices in several national indexes. Consumer confidence measures were mixed, while jobless claims improved. Global equity markets fell back again, as investor moods were dampened by continued corporate negativity and higher […]
