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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK – December 30 United States• Investor sentiment remained upbeat this week, with U.S. equities looking to end the week on a positivenote for the seventh consecutive week despite some profit taking.• Domestic data was relatively robust this week. Economic growth was revised up to a robust 3.5% duringthe third quarter, with …
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK – December 20 United States• Despite delivering a widely anticipated quarter-point rate hike this week, the Fed’s more hawkish outlookfor the pace of future rate hikes saw Treasury yields jolt higher.• In our updated forecast we refrain from jumping on the fiscal stimulus bandwagon, given that significantpolicy shifts remain speculative at …
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK – December 12 United States• Domestic data took a backseat to this week’s developments out of Europe with major political developmentsin Italy early in the week.• On Thursday, the ECB revealed a reduction to its monthly asset purchases beginning in April of nextyear. The move was applauded by markets and seen …
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK – December 5 United States• Bonds sold off for the fourth consecutive week, while equity markets are set to decline for the first timesince the U.S. elections.• Investors have likely engaged in some profit taking in advance of next week’s events which could triggerincreased market volatility. Sunday will see Italians voting …
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK – November 28 United States• U.S. stock markets continued to rise, with all three major indices reaching record highs. Economic dataon the domestic front was generally constructive, with a number of indicators surprising to the upside.• The Fed minutes released this week confirmed what many already believed, mainly that the economy …
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