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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK – Nov 30 United States • Markets were relatively quiet in a holiday-shortened week, but economists nonetheless had fresh data to sift through. Overall, it was a bit of a mixed bag that contained some good news, tempered by some that was a bit disappointing. • Third quarter economic growth was …
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK- Nov. 27 United States • A strong dollar and falling energy prices continued to keep a lid on CPI inflation. Headline CPI rose by 0.2% year-over-year – an improvement from the -0.2% print in September. Meanwhile, core inflation remained steady at 1.9%. • Housing starts posted their largest monthly decline since …
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK – Nov. 12 United States • Concerns about the pace of U.S. job growth were swept away this week by a resounding payroll report that showed the economy generated 271K jobs in October. The good news didn’t end there. The unemployment rate moved down to 5.0% and average weekly earnings growth …
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK – Nov 5 United States • The Federal Reserve took the center stage this week. The FOMC statement struck a more hawkish tone,downplaying concerns about the global economic backdrop and sounding more upbeat on the domestic economy. The Fed has also explicitly signaled the possibility of a December rate increase, pushing …
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEKUnited States Central banks took center stage this week with a dovish European Central Bank hinting at further stimulus in December and the People’s Bank of China delivering it with rate cuts and lower reserve requirements. Bond and equity markets rallied on the dovish central bank news. The S&P 500 ended the …
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