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The Weekly Market Snapshot from Frazier AllenMarket Commentary by Scott J. Brown, Ph.D., Chief Economist ![]() Scott J. Brown Ph.D., Chief Economist Raymond James Investment Services The Federal Open Market Committee left short-term interest rates unchanged and retained its conditional commitment to keep rates low for “an extended period.” The FOMC also repeated that its $600 billion asset purchase program will be completed by the end of this month. The FOMC noted that the economic recovery is continuing, but “somewhat more slowly” than had been expected. The slower pace of the recovery “reflects in part factors that are likely to be temporary, including the damping effect of higher food and energy prices on consumer purchasing power and spending as well as supply chain disruptions associated with the tragic events in Japan.” In his post-FOMC press briefing, Fed Chairman Bernanke said that while Fed policymakers expects growth to pick up into 2012, “we don’t have a precise read on why this slower pace of growth is persisting.” The FOMC lower its expectations of GDP growth for this year (2.7%-2.9%) and next (3.3%-3.7%). The FOMC expects that the unemployment rate will to continue to decline, “but the pace of progress remains frustratingly slow.” The economic data reports were consistent with the view of slower economic growth in the near term, but not a contraction. The announcement by the U.S. and others to tap into petroleum reserves helped push oil prices down further (which, if sustained, should help consumer spending growth in the second half of the year). With an increased level of uncertainty in the economic outlook, investors will be eager for timely data – and there will be some important economic releases in the next two weeks. Personal income and spending figures will help fill in the GDP picture for the second quarter. Consumer confidence figures should provide some insight into the state of the household sector. The ISM manufacturing data will be a key component of the near-term outlook for the factory sector. A week from Friday, the June Employment Report arrives. Indices
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