Economic week ahead – 04/01/19
After a close to the strongest quarter in the stock market in nearly a decade, the second quarter will kick off with a big economic week in terms of…
Read MoreAfter a close to the strongest quarter in the stock market in nearly a decade, the second quarter will kick off with a big economic week in terms of…
Read MoreData on Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) for January, rose 1.4% y/y, matching estimates, but down from a revised 1.8% in December.
Read MoreThe final numbers on 4th quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) were released by the Commerce Department this morning and showed the economy expanded at a 2.2% pace.…
Read MoreThis week’s first read on the housing market came from the Commerce Department and it showed homebuilding fell more than expected.
Read More“The recent selloff in equities was partially the result of a near inversion of the 2-10 year U.S. Treasury Yield Curve (YC).” That was the opening line in…
Read MoreThe National Association of Realtors reported Existing Home Sales, (which counts the sales of previously owned homes) surged 11.8% on a month-over-month basis to seasonally adjusted annual rate of…
Read MoreThe Philadelphia Federal Reserve reported a nice rebound in its monthly manufacturing business outlook survey. For March, the Philly Fed Index jumped to 13.7, well ahead of estimates…
Read MoreThe Fed decision to keep rates unchanged and signal no further rate hikes for the remainder of the year should be no great shock given the slowing data and…
Read MoreA replay of today’s conference call is now available for Gold level subscribers.
Read MoreWith all the issues hasn’t the market gotten ahead of itself? Nope. With a pending Fed press conference, an uncertain U.S. Chinese trade deal, chaotic Brexit negotiations, and…
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