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Weekly Updates
Key economic and market indicators as well as sector and index performance.
Bob Carey, Chief Investment Officer at First Trust Advisors L.P., discusses the latest developments in the market and takes a look ahead.
Analysis by the research department at First Trust Advisors L.P. of each week's market activity.
Monthly Updates
Monthly Commentary on the economy and markets.
Quarterly Updates
Bob Carey, Chief Investment Officer at First Trust Advisors L.P., provides market analysis and sector overviews.
 
Closed-End Fund Commentary
Quarterly Commentary
A quarterly review and analysis of the closed-end fund market by Jeff Margolin.

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CFA - Senior Economist

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Monday Morning Outlook  
A once-a-week discussion of topics related to the economy, markets, and financial policy.

9/2/2008   Incomes Up, Inequality Down
8/25/2008   Long Term Trend Still Bullish
8/18/2008   Commodity Price Slide Not a Good Reason to Postpone Rate Hikes
8/11/2008   What Hath The Fed Wrought?
8/4/2008   GDP Report "Mis-Underestimated"
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Data Watch  
Summary and analysis of key economic data as it is released.

9/5/2008   Non-farm payrolls declined 84,000 in August
9/4/2008   Non-farm productivity (output per hour) increased at a 4.3% annual rate in the second quarter
9/4/2008   The ISM non-manufacturing composite index increased to 50.6 in August
9/2/2008   The ISM Manufacturing Index ticked down to 49.9 in August
8/29/2008   Personal income declined 0.7% in July
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Research Reports  
In-depth analysis of the economy and financial markets.

8/5/2008   Fed Takes "Baby Step" Toward Tightening
7/8/2008