Month: June 2017

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  • IN-THE-MARKETS

    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…

  • IN-THE-MARKETS

    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…

  • UNCATEGORIZED

    Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending June 16th, 2017

    by Peter J. Creedon

    Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending June 16th, 2017 Crystal Brook Advisors We Make Financial Planning Crystal Clear™   United States:  Contracting for the third straight month, a 3.9 percent drop in petroleum costs led import prices to decline by the largest monthly amount since February 2016. Total import prices are up 2.1 percent over…

  • UNCATEGORIZED

    Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending June 9th, 2017

    by Peter J. Creedon

    Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending June 9th, 2017 Crystal Brook Advisors We Make Financial Planning Crystal Clear™   United States:  Consumer credit rose by just $8.2 billion in April, the slowest pace since mid-2011. Both nonrevolving and revolving credit growth were soft in the month. (1)  Revolving and nonrevolving credit growth have continued to…

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