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                November 30
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                A WEAK FOUNDATION?             | 
            
                Older Consumers, Stocks Higher = Happy consumers; Wage Growth Revisions Downward; "Stormfusion" Reigns; Stable Vehicle Demand = SAAAR Surge; Housing Prices, Sales Pick Up Post Storms.  Will it Last?; FHFA vs. Case Shiller Which is Correct?             | 
        
        
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                November 30
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                BEST OF MOMENTUM             | 
            
                Consumer Spending Highlights             | 
        
        
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                November 16
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                LESS WILLING OR LESS ABLE?             | 
            
                Discretionary Retail Sales Volatile; Holiday 2017 Estimated +4.1%; Consumer Spending Plans Slip; Debt Up %5 Yr/Yr but New Mortgage & Auto Lending Stagnant; HELOCs Decline, Other Up; But Demand for Vehicle, Credit Card & Mortgage Loans Slip             | 
        
        
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                November 13
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                HANDOUT + FORECAST             | 
            
                Most Recent Handout/Forecast             | 
        
        
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                November 6
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                WHAT TO BELIEVE?             | 
            
                Business & Consumer Sentiment; Service Companies May Be Optimistic But Are Slowing Job Dramatically; Wages & Benefits Accelerate in 2017; But October Hourly Earnings Gains Fade; Homeownership Moving Higher but Household Growth Not; Tax Cut Not Enough to Alter Our Outlook             | 
        
        
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