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Economic update for the week ending April 10, 2021 Stock market indexes closed the week at record highs – As the economy is recovering quickly from the effects of the pandemic, investors have pushed up stock prices. The Dow Jones Industria [...]

Economic update dated April 3, 2021 U.S. employers added 916,000 jobs in March - The Department of Labor and Statics reported that 916,000 net new jobs were added in March. That number exceeded Dow Jones analysts’ expectations of  675,00 [...]

Economic updates for the week ending March 20, 2021 Stock markets this week - Stock markets gave up some profits at the end of the week after hitting record highs on Wednesday. At one point the Dow went over 33,000 for the first time ever bef [...]

Economic update for the week ending March 13, 2021 $1.9 Trillion stimulus plan becomes law - On Thursday President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act. It's a $1.9 Trillion stimulus plan that includes direct payments o [...]

Economic update for the week ending March 6, 2021 U.S. employers added 379,000 jobs in February - The Department of Labor and Statics reported that 379,000 net new jobs were added in January. That’s a healthy turnaround from January whe [...]

Economic update for the week ending February 27, 2021 Stock markets dropped on fears of higher interest rates – As the economy appears to be recovering quicker than expected according to data and developments that are very positive, rising [...]

Economic update for the week ending February 20, 2021 Stock markets ended the week slightly lower on inflation fears - U.S. retail sales jumped 5.3% in January. This unexpected jump was credited mostly to consumers spending [...]

          Economic update for the week ending February 13, 2021 Stock markets finished the week higher - Stock markets ended the week higher again as investors celebrated positive news and data. Higher than expected year end co [...]

Economic update for the week ending February 6, 2021 Stock markets ended the week at record highs - Major stock indexes followed their worst week since October with their best week since November. Markets erased all their lo [...]

Economic update for the week ending January 30, 2021 Stock markets suffered their largest weekly decline since October - Stock markets had their worst week since October as investors digested comments by the Fed, a disappointing fourth quarte [...]