BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager In this morning’s data, Initial Jobless Claims rose to 3,283,000 in the week ending March 21st, a post-World War II record. This was…
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BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager Announced this morning, Initial Jobless Claims fell 4,000 to 211,000 in the week ending March 7th, less than forecast. In addition, the Producer…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager Announced this morning, the first revision of GDP growth for the fourth quarter 2019 was 2.1%, as expected. The quarterly increase in core…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager Announced this morning, the Consumer Price Index increased 0.1% in January and 2.5% on an annual basis. The core index, which excludes food…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager Announced this morning, the economy added 225,000 jobs in January, more than expected. Both the construction and health care industries were strong, while…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager In this morning’s data, Personal Spending grew 0.3% in December as expected. Personal Income increased 0.2% in December, slightly lower than expected. The…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager In this morning’s data, as expected, the European Central Bank decided to keep the deposit rate unchanged, at -0.5%, and monthly bond purchases…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager Announced this morning, Retail Sales for December rose 0.3%, as expected. Strength was seen in gasoline stations, clothing stores, and building material retailers,…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager Announced this morning, the economy added 145,000 jobs in December, less than forecasts. Construction and Retail Trade were strong, while Manufacturing was weak….
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager In this morning’s data, Housing Starts were 1.365 million units in November, more than expected and an increase of 3.2% over the previous…
