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2011
Market Focus: While it may be rare to have the FOMC meeting right before the Employment Report it may be rarer yet that these two events take place after a European Summit “cured” Greece. Absent the new global economy the productivity number used to mean a lot. If the unit labor costs drop do we ...
10/30/2011
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Market Focus: Europe Again…and lots of housing reports. Monday: Chicago Fed. National Activity Index: The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) is a monthly index designed to better gauge overall economic activity and inflationary pressure. The 85 economic indicators that are included in th...
10/23/2011
Market Focus: Europe (again)! Inflation, Fed Speak, and Housing Data. All this and more volatility. Monday: Empire State MFG: The New York Fed conducts this monthly survey of manufacturers in New York State. Participants from across the state represent a variety of industries. On the first of eac...
10/16/2011
Market Focus: Europe is still the forefront for market decisions. It is a short week with auctions and FOMC minutes. Monday: US Holiday: Columbus Day. Stock Markets open but no Reports Tuesday: No Reports 3 Year Note Auction Wednesday: ICSC Goldman Store Sales: This weekly measure of comparable ...
10/09/2011