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Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending May 19th, 2017
Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending May 19th, 2017 Crystal Brook Advisors We Make Financial Planning Crystal Clear United States: The LEI increased 0.3 percent in April, its eighth consecutive month recording a gain. Six of the components added to the topline figure, while two subtracted from it. (1) Stock prices, which had positively…
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Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending May 12th, 2017
Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending May 12th, 2017 Crystal Brook Advisors We Make Financial Planning Crystal Clear United States: For the fifth consecutive month, and easily beating expectations, import prices increased in April. Petroleum prices, up 1.6 percent, more than reversed a modest decline in March. Excluding petroleum, import prices increased 0.4 percent…
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Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending May 5th, 2017
Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending May 5th, 2017 Crystal Brook Advisors We Make Financial Planning Crystal Clear United States: After slipping 2.4 points in March, the ISM non-manufacturing index bounced back to 57.5 in April. Both production and new orders led the improvement in April, which reinforces our call for economic activity to…
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Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending April 28th , 2017
Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending April 28th, 2017 Crystal Brook Advisors We Make Financial Planning Crystal Clear United States: Supported by tight supply and steady gains in home sales, U.S. home prices continue to edge higher. The S&P CoreLogic Case- Shiller National Home Price Index is up 5.8 percent over the past 12 months…