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                January 30
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                THE STATE OF THE UNION             | 
            
                Good 4Q End for Consumer Income; Headwinds Building for Housing; Look At The Rise In Auto Loan Rates!; Don't Forecast Using the Saving Rate; It's Getting Harder to Trace Income             | 
        
        
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                January 29
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                BEST OF MOMENTUM             | 
            
                Consumer Spending Highlights             | 
        
        
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                January 23
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                HANDOUT & FORECECAST TABLE             | 
            
                Monthly Handout & Forecast Table             | 
        
        
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                January 19
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                TAX REFORM TRACKER             | 
            
                Mood fading; 40Yrs and < Expectations Up vs 40-60 Yr Olds;  Earnings & Stock Price Expectations +, Some Worry About Housing; Homeowners Stuck; Harder or Easier to Get Credit?             | 
        
        
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                January 11
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                FOLLOW THE MONEY             | 
            
                Lower withholding for all via new tax tables.             | 
        
        
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                January 8
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                MIXED MESSAGES (AGAIN)             | 
            
                Jobs/Wages/Workweek composition reminiscent of labor shortages; ig drop in unemployment in younger age groups;  Mod slipping aigin; Company reports focusing on comp sales, not total.  With closings, total likely lagging significantly Debt burden soaring for the young, remains low for older consumers;  We appear to be transitioning to upper income again.             | 
        
        
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