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    Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending July 21st, 2017

    by Peter J. Creedon

    Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending July 21st, 2017 Crystal Brook Advisors We Make Financial Planning Crystal Clear™   United States: The LEI increased 0.6 percent in June, its largest monthly increase since December 2014. The June gain also marks the tenth consecutive month in which the index moved higher.   Eight of the components added to…

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    Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending July 14th, 2017

    by Peter J. Creedon

    Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending July 14th, 2017 Crystal Brook Advisors We Make Financial Planning Crystal Clear™   United States: Reflecting a 0.1 percent monthly rise in goods prices and a 0.2 percent increase in services prices, the PPI for final demand edged higher in June, following a flat performance in May. (1)  Nearly…

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    Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending July 7th, 2017

    by Peter J. Creedon

    Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending July 7th, 2017 Crystal Brook Advisors We Make Financial Planning Crystal Clear™   United States:  Nonfarm payrolls rose a strong 222,000 in June, with the three-month average at 194,000 jobs. Monthly average job gains this year continue the moderating trend that started in 2014 and is consistent with a…

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    Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending June 30th, 2017

    by Peter J. Creedon

    Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending June 30th, 2017 Crystal Brook Advisors We Make Financial Planning Crystal Clear™   United States:  Pending home sales fell well short of expectations, declining by 0.8 percent in May. The drop in purchase contracts comes on the heels of a downwardly revised April print and marks the third consecutive…

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    Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending June 23rd, 2017

    by Peter J. Creedon

    Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending June 23rd, 2017 Crystal Brook Advisors We Make Financial Planning Crystal Clear™   United States:  The LEI increased 0.3 percent in May, marking its ninth consecutive month recording a gain. Eight of the components added to the topline figure, while only one subtracted from it. (1)  Building permits was…

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