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Market Commentary
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.

Economic Research and Advisory
   Brian Wesbury
Chief Economist

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   Bob Stein
CFA - Senior Economist

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This Week's Economic Calendar
Current Month's Economic Calendar


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

5/12/2008   Deficit Rising, But Tax Hikes Not Warranted
5/5/2008   Economic Fundamentals Say No Recession
4/28/2008   Still No Recession
4/21/2008   Monday Morning Outlook - A Stronger Dollar Requires Tighter Money
4/14/2008   More Inflation: On Its Way
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Data Watch  
Summary and analysis of key economic data as it is released.

5/9/2008   The trade deficit in goods and services declined to $58.2 billion in March
5/7/2008   Non-farm Productivity Increased at 2.2% Annual Rate in Q1
5/5/2008   ISM Non-Manufacturing Index increased to 52.0 in April
5/2/2008   Non-farm payrolls declined 20,000 in April
5/1/2008   Personal Income increased 0.3% in March
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Research Reports  
In-depth analysis of the economy and financial markets.

4/25/2008   Fed Turning the Corner
4/16/2008   Brian Wesbury's Testimony to House Committee on Financial Services
4/10/2008   Still No Recession in Our Forecast
3/14/2008   Inflation Still A Long-Term Problem
3/11/2008   Fed Answers Our Concerns
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Wall Street Journal  
Editorials published in the Wall Street Journal.

4/30/2008   Deja Vu: The Fed’s Interest Rate Dilemma
1/28/2008   The Economy Is Fine (Really)
12/7/2007   Let’s Not Panic and Ruin the World
8/20/2007   The Fed's Job
8/9/2007   Fair but Unbalanced
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