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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK – April 27 United States • Investors were treated to a mixed bag of U.S. economic data this week. Retail sales for March (-0.3%) and industrial production for February (-0.6%) came in on the soft side, but weekly jobless claims for the week of April 9th fell to a 43 year …
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK – April 18th United States • Investors were treated to a mixed bag of U.S. economic data this week. Retail sales for March (-0.3%) and industrial production for February (-0.6%) came in on the soft side, but weekly jobless claims for the week of April 9th fell to a 43 year …
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK – April 12, 2016 United States • Risk-off sentiment was back on this week with investors seeking out safe-have assets amid rising concerns over global growth. Equity markets will closed the week down and U.S. treasuries rallied for much of the week with yields ending the week slightly lower. • A …
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK – April 8 United States • Chair Yellen’s speech on Wednesday, while containing many of the recent ‘Fedspeak’ elements, struck a dovish tone, emphasizing global risks, policy asymmetry, and unease over low inflation expectations. Upside risks were mentioned but did not appear as burning concerns. • Global PMIs were broadly improved …
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK – March 26 United States • A light data week globally resulted in relative calm in financial markets. Despite jawboning this week by Federal Reserve presidents, investors remain unconvinced that the Fed will raise rates at the pace revealed in last week’s FOMC economic projections. • The few data releases this …
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK – March 21 United States A dovish Fed gave support to financial markets this week. While leaving rates unchanged, the Fed’s state­ment noted the downside risks to growth from global economic and financial developments. Just as important, the Fed’s dot projections moved the expected pace of rate hikes down significantly, with …
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