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Highlights of the Week – August 14 United States• Markets this week have been largely driven by corporate earnings and political events, with tensions on the Korean Peninsula escalating to the point where markets can no longer ignore them.• Inflation strengthened in the Eurozone, with prices growing by 0.13% in July and the year-over-year measure …
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Highlights of the Week – August 9 United States• U.S. stock indices remained supported by the continued flow of favorable earnings releases. Bond yields and the U.S. dollar moved lower through Thursday but that dynamic reversed course with the robust payrolls report.• The American economy continued to churn out jobs at a robust pace in …
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Highlights of the Week – July 31 United States• It was a good start to the week for U.S. equities, with stock prices boosted by another round of strong earningsreports and a weakening in the US dollar to its lowest level in over a year. However, these gains were offset by dips in health care …
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Highlights of the Week – July 24 United States• It was a light domestic data week with investors focused on politics, central banks, and international data. U.S. equitiesset new records with the S&P 500 a mere 25 points from 2,500. while the dollar weakened broadly.• China’s economy grew by 6.9% y/y in Q2 with broad-based …
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Highlights of the Week – July 17 United States• Fedspeak took center stage this week. Fed Chair Yellen delivered prepared remarks to Congress, where amongother things, she acknowledged the uncertainty as to when inflation would rise back toward its target.• Taken together with Governor Brainard’s comments, markets interpreted the tone as dovish, with long-term Treasuryyields …
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