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Economic Commentary
Minutes to the June FOMC Meeting Signal Patience
The minutes to the June 16 Fed meeting showed committee members (as expected) have begun discussing the appropriateness of scaling back QE asset...
Solid Labor Report Unlikely to Alter Fed Mindset
This morning, the June labor report surprised to the upside with +850k jobs added to U.S. company payrolls. It was the biggest monthly gain since...
ISM Factory Survey Indicates Highest Prices in Four Decades
The ISM manufacturing index slipped from 61.2 to 60.6 in June, still very strong historically, but down from a 38-year high in March. The Institute...
Sorting the Pieces to this Week’s Economic Puzzle
The highlight of the week is expected to be the monthly labor market report released on Friday morning, but there is no shortage of data to chew in...
Has Housing Demand Peaked?
There are indications that the remarkable pandemic-fueled housing run may be slowing …to a brisk jog. Total home sales in 2020 were the strongest in...