BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager Announced this morning, the economy added 266,000 jobs in November, well above forecasts. Additions occurred in manufacturing, health care, and motor vehicles, given…
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BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager Announced this morning, Housing Starts indicated there were 1.314 million units started in October, an increase of 3.8% over the previous month. While…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager In this morning’s data, Retail Sales for October rose 0.3% slightly higher than the 0.2% expected. Strength was seen in autos and non-store…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager Announced this morning, Initial Jobless claims for the previous week fell by 8,000 to a total of 211,000 and have remained in the…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager Announced this morning, the economy added 128,000 jobs in October, higher than forecasts. Additions occurred in the food service and social assistance industries,…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager As we continue through third quarter earnings reports, results have been mixed to incrementally positive when compared to benign expectations. In addition, individual…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager Announced this morning, Retail Sales fell 0.3% in September, much lower than the 0.3% increase expected. The decrease was driven by building materials…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager Announced this morning, the Consumer Price Index was flat in September, a bit lower than forecasts, and has increased 1.7% on an annual…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager Announced this morning, Initial Jobless Claims were 219,000 for the previous week, a bit above the 215k expected. As a weekly, current data…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager Announced this morning, Personal Spending increased just 0.1% in August, below forecasts. Personal Income in August increased 0.4%, matching forecasts. The monthly reading…
