United States Army Corps of Engineers Appropriates $7.95M to Advance the 2019 Port of Redwood City Dredging Infrastructure Project
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Continue ReadingBank of the West US Outlook Report for July 14, 2016
US Outlook Report: A Few Breaks in the Clouds this Week Financial volatility continues to calm in the aftermath of the U.K. vote. The S&P VIX index, a measure of expected stock market volatility, has hit new lows in recent days, as the S&P 500 has hit record highs. We think a combination of positive […]
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Instant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for May Job growth goes on strike in May. Nonfarm payrolls increased a modest +38k in May far below economist consensus expectations for +162K. This was the lowest monthly gain in jobs in six years and the 3-mo. average of monthly gains fell to +116K. There was also a […]
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Bank of the West US Outlook Report for June 3, 2016 The mixed picture of U.S. economic growth continued this week and the May jobs number was more than disappointing. April construction spending plunged on weaker public and non-residential construction activity, while regional manufacturing purchasing managers’ indexes and the national ISM manufacturing index remained moribund […]
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US Outlook Report: Setting Up for a Better Second Half Sometimes teams that play a lackluster first-half go into the locker-room at half-time and emerge so energized they play like a completely different team. Now, nearly two-thirds of the way through the second quarter the U.S. economy is about to go into the locker-room for […]
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US Outlook Report: Housing Market Doing Just Fine A number of indicators will be released next week that will reveal the latest developments in the U.S. housing market. Despite the scary drop in housing starts and permits last month, the upcoming housing data for April should appear more reassuring. The current low interest-rate environment, healthy […]
Continue ReadingBank of the West US Outlook Report for April 22, 2016
US Outlook Report: Gearing Up For the Big Week Ahead Next week will be a big one for investors. A full plate of tier-one economic indicators – from March durable goods orders to the advanced estimate of first-quarter GDP – are due to be released. If that isn’t enough to get your engine reviving, […]
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US Outlook Report: Retail Sales Slip Again in March March retail sales came in lower-than-expected, down 0.3 percent, ending a disappointing first quarter for consumer spending. The consensus expectation for the headline figure was for a slight increase of 0.1 percent, considering sustained improvement in other areas of the economy and vanishing effects of the […]
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