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Weekly Economic Update January 30, 2012
Quarterly Economic Update 4nd Quarter 2011 -
It may have been a frustrating year on Wall Street, but the fourth quarter of 2011 was a real turnaround from the third. The S&P 500 soared 11.15% in 4Q 2011 to dodge a bear market and end the year virtually flat. Key commodities ended the year nowhere near their spring peaks. Inflation and unemployment declined, and housing appeared to offer discernible hints of a rebound. Capitol Hill bickering may have irritated Main Street, but it didn’t take the enthusiasm out of the consumer during the holiday season. Europe faced a real possibility of recession as two prime ministers resigned and the European Union risked fracture under the burden of its collective debt crisis. Yet the quarter ended with consumer (and investor) sentiment seemingly improved in America.
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The Dow advanced 1.43% and the S&P 500 rose 0.85% in December, but there was no major “Santa Claus” rally at the end of 2011. As a result, the Dow wound up +5.53% for the year while the S&P 500 posted a 2011 loss of 0.003%. While the year was hardly spectacular for U.S. stocks, our benchmarks outshone many others. Last month, we learned that the jobless rate had fallen and we glimpsed more hints that the real estate market could be inching toward some kind of recovery. Shoppers spent freely for the holidays while legislators managed to extend the payroll tax holiday. It was a bad month for many commodities but a good month for the dollar.
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