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October 25-29, 2021 Recap Equities Cap Fourth Straight Weekly GainEarnings Season Continues Strong For the Week… Early 3Q Earnings Insights Consumer Discretionary Tops Leaderboard Treasury Yields Rebound | |
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U.S. GDP growth slowed to 2.0% annualized in the third quarter as fiscal stimulus wanes and supply side constraints caused havoc. Motor vehicle output plummeted on chip shortages. Excluding the impact from motor vehicle output, GDP growth was 3.5%. GDP is expected to rebound modestly in the fourth quarter as some of the effects caused by the Delta variant reverse. | |
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