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What Does The Blowout June Jobs Report Mean For Investors?
Friday, July 8, 2016 - 9:43am | 359Read More...Economists who had been speculating that the sluggish U.S. May jobs report was simply an outlier are feeling quite vindicated on Friday. The U.S. economy bounced back in a major way in June by adding 287,000 jobs, well above consensus expectations of 175,000. The unemployment rate rose slightly...
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Economist: Yellen Just Came Across As 'Exceptionally Cautious'
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 4:34pm | 220Read More...Brian Dolan, Head Market Strategist, DriveWealth LLC, said Fed chair Janet Yellen came across as exceptionally cautious, mostly noting the uncertainty and risks facing the US and global outlooks, rather than citing positives and building a case for higher rates. Yellen said the central bank of...
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Dolan: US Consumer Strength A 'Catch 22'
Monday, February 29, 2016 - 2:00pm | 738Read More...As 2016 started out, the direction of the US economy for the year was clearly going to be decided on the backs of US consumers. With Washington in gridlock, and in an election year to boot, there was no other viable source of dynamism to spur the economy on. As the US limped out of the 4Q and...
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The U.S. Consumer Is Healthier Than Previously Thought
Sunday, February 28, 2016 - 7:30pm | 336Read More...Friday was a big day for economic data as the latest numbers showed that the U.S. economy grew faster than expected in the fourth quarter and the U.S. consumer is healthier than previously thought. The fourth-quarter U.S. gross domestic product growth came in at 1.0 percent versus economists'...
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Dolan Asks: Is The Bottom In For Risk?
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 6:41pm | 1040Read More...Major markets appear to have finally turned an important corner. I say ‘finally’ because I had suggested over the past several weeks that markets had reached extreme levels and that Fed Chair Yellen’s comments last week could spark a more sustained rebound in risk assets. In...
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Dolan: The Market Slide Is At Extreme Levels
Saturday, January 23, 2016 - 12:44pm | 897Read More...Market Slide Reaches Extreme Levels The first three weeks of 2016 have already made market history: the largest decline on record to start a new year. Investors have been shaken and the doomsayers are getting their moment in the spotlight. In last week’s article, I argued that investors...
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Strategist Sees Continued Short-Term Weakness For Dollar
Friday, May 1, 2015 - 4:00pm | 379Read More...Brian Dolan was recently a guest on #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show hosted by Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick. Tune in to the daily broadcast live Monday-Friday at 8 a.m. ET here. The U.S. dollar will continue to lose value against other currencies over the short term, a market...
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DriveWealth Strategist Sees 'Fragile' Global Economic Outlook
Friday, May 1, 2015 - 3:27pm | 294Read More...Brian Dolan was recently a guest on #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show hosted by Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick. Tune in to the daily broadcast live Monday-Friday at 8 a.m. ET here. DriveWealth Head Market Strategist Brian Dolan discussed the global economy on a recent episode of...
