US Producer Prices Unexpectedly Fall, Signaling Easing Pressures
Reade Pickert BloombergMarch 15, 2023 US producer prices unexpectedly declined in February, pointing to an easing of cost pressures in corners of an economy still battling the highest inflation in a generation. The producer price index for final demand fell 0.1% from the prior month and increased 4.6% from a year earlier, according to data out Wednesday […]
US services sector grows steadily; prices remain elevated
Lucia Mutikani ReutersMarch 3, 2023 Services sector PMI dips to 55.1 in February from 55.2 New orders index rises to highest level since late 2021 Prices paid measure falls to two year-low, but still high WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. services sector grew at a steady clip in February, with new orders and […]
US Retail Sales Jump by Most in Nearly Two Years in Broad Gain
Augusta Saraiva BloombergFebruary 15, 2023 Value of purchases increased by 3% in January, above estimates Gain was broad based, led by autos, restaurants and furniture US retail sales rose in January by the most in nearly two years, signaling robust consumer demand that could bolster the Federal Reserve’s resolve to keep raising interest rates in […]
Jeremy Siegel sees stocks rallying 10%-15% in 2023 as lower rates outweigh a mild recession
Scott Schnipper CNBCFebruary 2, 2023 Stocks can rally 10% to 15% in 2023 as investors react more to the prospect of lower interest rates in the second half of 2023 than to a relatively small decline in corporate profits this year, Wharton School of Business professor emeritus Jeremy Siegel said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Thursday. […]
Jobs Galore Give US Consumers Firepower to Fight Off Recession
Reade Pickert and Olivia Rockerman BloombergFebruary 4, 2023 Early 2023 numbers on jobs, services show resilient consumers Businesses from GM to United Airlines point to strong demand Don’t count the US consumer out just yet. Two sets of data out Friday raised hopes that the pullback in household spending at the end of last year […]
US Consumer Spending Ticks Up Amid Strong Wages, BofA Says
Mackenzie Hawkins BloombergFebruary 10, 2023 Card spending rose 5.1% in January from a year earlier Households benefit from minimum wage, Social Security boosts Consumer spending ticked up at the start of the 2023 in the US, reversing declines late last year and suggesting that even lower-income families have some cash buffers to fall back on, […]
US Service Gauge Tops Estimates in Biggest Advance Since 2020
Reade Pickert BloombergFebruary 3, 2023 ISM index rebounds with six-point gain in January to 55.2 Orders measure matches highest since beginning of 2022 A gauge of US services snapped back in January after an end-of-2022 slump, suggesting a consumer demand resurgence that leans against concerns of an imminent economic slowdown. The Institute for Supply Management’s non-manufacturing […]
US Job Openings Surge Past 11 Million as Fed Zeros In on Labor
Molly Smith BloombergFebruary 1, 2023 December increase in vacancies led by leisure and hospitality Ratio of openings to unemployed climbed to near-record 1.9 Vacancies at US employers unexpectedly increased at the end of 2022, illustrating a solid appetite for labor that the Federal Reserve sees as one of the last hurdles to bring down inflation. […]
Sam Stovall says 2023 will be a bullish year, with one sector set to see large gains
Hakyung Kim CNBCJanuary 31, 2023 Employees inspect facilities at the Qingdong-5 offshore oil production platform, an artificial island, of Sinopec Shengli Oilfield on Jan. 16, 2023 in Dongying, China. CFRA chief investment strategist Sam Stovall calls energy stocks a continued smart play in what he thinks will also prove a bullish year for the broader […]
FOMO Is Understandable But Might Not Make You Money: Macro Man
Cameron Crise BloombergJanuary 24, 2023 You can almost see investors getting sucked into a vortex of bullishness and FOMO as stock prices around the world continue to rise. OK, there is the odd corrective day every now and again, but the rapid rally combined with some more favorable economic data in the likes of Europe […]