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WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE

WEEKLY QUOTE

No law or ordinance
is mig!ier !an
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- Plato


WEEKLY TIP

%ced"le &o"r &earl&
'inancial re(iew !o
coincide ro"gl& wi!
an anni(ersar& or a
)ir!da&# Te li'e
e(en! will *ro(ide a
read& reminder#


WEEKLY +IDDLE

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Last weeks riddle:
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Last weeks answer:
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NEW HOME SALES JUMP, RESALES DIP
E5is!ing ome sales sl"m*ed 3#67 in A"g"s! 8 !eir 'irs! re!rea! since Marc.
according !o !e Na!ional Associa!ion o' +eal!ors# Tis 'ollowed gains o' ,7 or more
in eac o' !e *re(io"s !ree mon!s# News a)o"! new ome *"rcases was )e!!er9
!e Cens"s :"rea" recorded an 36#27 increase 'or A"g"s!. more !an ma0ing "* 'or
!wo mon!s o' declines# Kee* in mind !a! !ese n"m)ers ma& )e signi'ican!l&
re(ised ;as an e5am*le. Ma&<s a**aren! 36#=7 ad(ance in new ome )"&ing was
red"ced !o an 6#>7 gain a mon! la!er?#
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CONSUMER SENIMEN RISES
A! a 'inal %e*!em)er mar0 o' 64#=. !e Uni(ersi!& o' Micigan<s m"c-wa!ced
cons"mer sen!imen! inde5 clim)ed ,#3 *oin!s a)o(e i!s 'inal A"g"s! reading#
Economis!s *olled )& :loom)erg e5*ec!ed i! !o reac 64#6. owe(er# Tis mon!<s
*reliminar& reading 'or !e inde5 was also 64#=#
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AN !"#$% DROP &OR HARD 'OODS ORDERS
Te A"g"s! descen! was !e )igges! mon!l& di* e(er recorded )& !e Commerce
De*ar!men!. 'ollowing !e )igges! mon!l& rise e(er seen 8 !e re(ised ,,#@7 gain in
A"l&# MaBor (aria!ions in aircra'! orders a''ec!ed !ose *ercen!ages# Min"s !e
!rans*or!a!ion sec!or. d"ra)le goods orders were "* 2#C7 las! mon!#
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( )OLAILE DA*S ON HE SREE
U#%# air s!ri0es agains! I%I%# Ke& economic indica!ors soaring and *l"nging# An
A**le sello''# Q, DDP re(ised "* !o 4#=7# :ill Dross lea(ing PIMCO 'or Aan"s# All
!is made 'or a co**& wee0 on Wall %!ree!. wi! @-da& *er'ormances o' maBor
indices as 'ollows9 %EP @22. -3#>C7 !o 3.16,#6@F NA%DAQ. -3#467 !o 4.@3,#31F DAIA.
-2#1=7 !o 3C.33>#3@#
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HIS WEE+9 A"g"s! *ersonal s*ending s!a!is!ics and A"g"s! *ending ome sales
'ig"res arri(e Monda&. along wi! earnings 'rom Cin!as# T"esda& o''ers !e la!es!
Con'erence :oard cons"mer con'idence inde5. A"l&<s Case-%iller ome *rice inde5.
%e*!em)er<s G%:C man"'ac!"ring PMI 'or Cina. %e*!em)er readings on e"roHone
"nem*lo&men! and in'la!ion and earnings 'rom Walgreens# O''icial %e*!em)er
'ac!or& PMIs 'or Cina. Aa*an and !e e"ro area come o"! on Wednesda& along wi!
%e*!em)er<s I%M 'ac!or& PMI 'or !e U#%#F in(es!ors will also consider !e la!es! ADP
em*lo&men! re*or!# Te E"ro*ean Cen!ral :an0 olds a *olic& mee!ing T"rsda&.
and !a! da& also )rings a new ini!ial Bo)less claims re*or!. A"g"s! 'ac!or& orders
da!a and Q> res"l!s 'rom Cons!ella!ion :rands# Irida&. !e La)or De*ar!men! iss"es
i!s %e*!em)er Bo)s re*or! and I%M releases i!s %e*!em)er non-man"'ac!"ring PMI#

% CHANGE Y-T-D 1-YR CHG 5-YR AVG 10-YR AVG
DJIA +3.24 +11.64 +15.41 +7.13
NASDAQ +8.04 +19.14 +23.16 +14.26
S&P 500 +7.28 +16.73 +17.97 +7.97
REAL YIELD 9/26 RAT 1 YR AG! 5 YRS AG! 10 YRS AG!
10 YR TIPS 0.57" 0.47" 1.60" 1.72"

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a''ilia!es# Tis in'orma!ion as )een deri(ed 'rom so"rces )elie(ed !o )e acc"ra!e# Please no!e - in(es!ing in(ol(es ris0. and *as!
*er'ormance is no g"aran!ee o' '"!"re res"l!s# Te *")liser is no! engaged in rendering legal. acco"n!ing or o!er *ro'essional ser(ices#
I' assis!ance is needed. !e reader is ad(ised !o engage !e ser(ices o' a com*e!en! *ro'essional# Tis in'orma!ion so"ld no! )e
cons!r"ed as in(es!men!. !a5 or legal ad(ice and ma& no! )e relied on 'or !e *"r*ose o' a(oiding an& Iederal !a5 *enal!&# Tis is nei!er
a solici!a!ion nor recommenda!ion !o *"rcase or sell an& in(es!men! or ins"rance *rod"c! or ser(ice. and so"ld no! )e relied "*on as
s"c# All indices are "nmanaged and are no! ill"s!ra!i(e o' an& *ar!ic"lar in(es!men!# Te Dow Aones Ind"s!rial A(erage is a *rice-
weig!ed inde5 o' >2 ac!i(el& !raded )l"e-ci* s!oc0s# Te NA%DAQ Com*osi!e Inde5 is an "nmanaged. mar0e!-weig!ed inde5 o' all
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E PoorJs @22 ;%EP @22? is an "nmanaged gro"* o' sec"ri!ies considered !o )e re*resen!a!i(e o' !e s!oc0 mar0e! in general# I! is no!
*ossi)le !o in(es! direc!l& in an inde5# NY%E Dro"*. Inc# ;NY%E9NYK? o*era!es !wo sec"ri!ies e5canges9 !e New Yor0 %!oc0 E5cange
;!e NY%E$? and NY%E Arca ;'ormerl& 0nown as !e Arci*elago E5cange. or ArcaE5L. and !e Paci'ic E5cange?# NY%E Dro"* is a
leading *ro(ider o' sec"ri!ies lis!ing. !rading and mar0e! da!a *rod"c!s and ser(ices# Te New Yor0 Mercan!ile E5cange. Inc# ;NYMEK?
is !e worldJs larges! *&sical commodi!& '"!"res e5cange and !e *reeminen! !rading 'or"m 'or energ& and *recio"s me!als. wi!
!rading cond"c!ed !ro"g !wo di(isions 8 !e NYMEK Di(ision. ome !o !e energ&. *la!in"m. and *alladi"m mar0e!s. and !e
COMEK Di(ision. on wic all o!er me!als !rade# Addi!ional ris0s are associa!ed wi! in!erna!ional in(es!ing. s"c as c"rrenc&
'l"c!"a!ions. *oli!ical and economic ins!a)ili!& and di''erences in acco"n!ing s!andards# Tis ma!erial re*resen!s an assessmen! o' !e
mar0e! en(ironmen! a! a s*eci'ic *oin! in !ime and is no! in!ended !o )e a 'orecas! o' '"!"re e(en!s. or a g"aran!ee o' '"!"re res"l!s# Pas!
*er'ormance is no g"aran!ee o' '"!"re res"l!s# In(es!men!s will 'l"c!"a!e and wen redeemed ma& )e wor! more or less !an wen
originall& in(es!ed# All economic and *er'ormance da!a is is!orical and no! indica!i(e o' '"!"re res"l!s# Mar0e! indices disc"ssed are
"nmanaged# In(es!ors canno! in(es! in "nmanaged indices# Te *")liser is no! engaged in rendering legal. acco"n!ing or o!er
*ro'essional ser(ices# I' assis!ance is needed. !e reader is ad(ised !o engage !e ser(ices o' a com*e!en! *ro'essional#

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