US Economy Careens Between Glee and Gloom With Each Data Release
Thursday, July 14, 2022 02:00 AM Source: Bloomberg, By Rich Miller The economy is putting out very mixed vibes. One day there’s an indicator that points toward US recession. The next day, talk of the expansion’s demise is dismissed as exaggerated after another stellar jobs report. “It’s really odd to think of an economy where you […]
Wall Street Chiefs Stare Down Recession Fear With Upbeat Outlook
Thursday, July 14, 2022 10:20 AM By Sridhar Natarajan and Shubham Saharan (Bloomberg) — Wall Street’s two most outspoken CEOs said the US is more than prepared to withstand an economic downturn. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon and his Morgan Stanley counterpart, James Gorman, both said Thursday that they aren’t steering their firms toward shelter even as they see a […]
Amazon says more than 300 million items sold during ‘biggest’ Prime Day event
PUBLISHED THU, JUL 14 20229:49 AM Source: CNBC, Annie Palmer Amazon announced that this year’s Prime Day event, which ended Wednesday, was its “biggest” ever. The company said more than 300 million items were purchased worldwide during the two-day discount bonanza, but it did not disclose total sales. Soaring inflation didn’t appear to deter consumers […]
TSMC Sales Soar 44% in Another Sign of Resilient Tech Demand
Thursday, July 7, 2022 11:48 PM Source: Bloomberg: Debby Wu Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue, providing another signal that electronics demand is holding up better than feared. The world’s largest contract chipmaker booked NT$534.1 billion ($17.9 billion) of revenue for the second quarter, according to Bloomberg’s calculations, compared with the average analysts’ estimate of NT$519 […]
US Labor Market Shows No Signs of an Imminent Recession
Thursday, July 7, 2022 03:00 AM Source: Bloomberg, Coner Sen Checking in on the health of the economy used to mean a quick glance at a handful of indicators: unemployment and inflation rates, a couple quarters of gross domestic product growth, housing market sales, maybe the recent performance of the stock market. That approach isn’t as […]
Ned Davis Gets Bullish as Inflation Outlook Cools: Taking Stock
Tuesday, July 5, 2022 05:52 AM Source: Bloomberg, Elena Popina Days after this year’s selloff began, Ned Davis Research scrapped its bullish outlook on US equities. After the worst start to a year in half a century, the firm is bringing it back. A recent pullback in commodity prices could bring inflation down and tame the Federal […]
B of A’s Moynihan Says Consumers Are Holding Up as Rates Rise
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 10:36 AM Source: Bloomberg, Katherine Doherty The U.S. consumer is holding up well as inflation rises and interest rates climb, Bank of America Corp. Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan said. “There is a lot of dry powder on the consumer side,” Moynihan said in a Bloomberg TV interview with David Westin Wednesday. Account balances are rising and […]
BofA Says Consumer Spending Remains Resilient Despite Inflation
Thursday, July 7, 2022 06:44 AM Source: Bloomberg, Katherine Doherty Bank of America Corp. said customer spending continues to show signs of resilience despite surging inflation, with pent-up demand for travel and leisure countering rising gas prices and other increased costs.Spending on credit and debit cards was up 11% from a year earlier in June, compared […]
Big Tech Remains a Favorite Among Retail Investors: Vanda
Source: Bloomberg by Ryan Vlastelica Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:06 AM Major US technology and internet stocks have been pressured throughout 2022, but the group continues to be a popular choice among retail investors, according to Vanda Research. Vanda names Advanced Micro Devices, Nvidia, and the FAANGMT group — a reference to Facebook-parent Meta Platform, Apple, […]
Data Offer Relatively Little Support for Recession Fears
Source: Bloomberg economics Cameron Crise, today 7:11:09 AM Recession fears can be put to one side, for today at least, as both the JOLTS and services ISM came out better than expected. The JOLTS figure showed 11.25 million job openings, down from an upwardly-revised 11.68 million. The figures do look like they are off the […]