US Consumer Sentiment Rises to Three-Month High on Easing Prices
Friday, August 26, 2022 07:00 AM Source: Bloomberg, by Olivia Rockeman US consumer sentiment rose more than expected in August as year-ahead inflation expectations eased, suggesting Americans are growing more optimistic as gas prices continue to drop. The University of Michigan’s final sentiment index climbed to 58.2, the highest since May, from 51.5 in July, […]
US Corporate Profits Soar, Taking Margins to Widest Since 1950
Thursday, August 25, 2022 08:42 AM Source: Bloomberg By Reade Pickert A measure of US profit margins has reached its widest since 1950, suggesting that the prices charged by businesses are outpacing their increased costs for production and labor. After-tax profits as a share of gross value added for non-financial corporations, a measure of aggregate […]
Nobel Prize-winning economist says he doesn’t see anything that resembles a recession in the U.S.
PUBLISHED THU, AUG 25 20229:27 AM EDT Source: CNBC by Jenni Reid Nobel Prize-winning economist Richard Thaler says the U.S. may have recorded two successive quarters of economic contraction, but it’s “just funny” to describe it as being a recession. “I don’t see anything that resembles a recession. We have record low unemployment, record high […]
JPMorgan says the growth stocks rally has further to go — and explains when it will likely end
PUBLISHED SUN, AUG 21 20228:23 PM EDT Source: CNBC by Zavier Ong Investors have poured into growth stocks of late, but as recession fears mount, market watchers are weighing whether to rotate into safer bets instead. JPMorgan, however, believes the growth rally still has “further to go.” “We continue to think the rebound in growth […]
US Consumers Show Signs of Resilience Despite Raging Inflation
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 09:56 AM Source: By Reade Pickert and Brendan Case US consumers are standing firm in the face of hot inflation and rising interest rates — even if they’re spending with a little less gusto and a lot more frustration. Retail sales excluding a price-induced drop in gas station receipts and a drop […]
U.S. retail sales flat on gasoline price drop; consumer spending resilient
August 17, 20229:00 AM PDT Source: Reuters by Lucia Mutikani U.S. retail sales were unexpectedly unchanged in July as falling gasoline prices weighed on receipts at service stations, but consumer spending appeared to pick up at the start of the third quarter, further assuaging fears the economy was in a recession. Declining gasoline prices, however, […]
U.S. manufacturing production accelerates in July
August 16, 20226:52 AM PDT Source: Reuters Production at U.S. factories increased more than expected in July as output rose at motor vehicle plants and elsewhere, pointing to underlying strength in manufacturing despite ebbing business confidence. Manufacturing output rebounded 0.7% last month after declining 0.4% in June, the Federal Reserve said on Tuesday. Economists polled […]
US Consumer Sentiment Rises to Three-Month High on Outlook
Friday, August 12, 2022 07:09 AM By Olivia Rockeman Year-ahead inflation expectations fall; edge up longer-term University of Michigan sentiment index at 55.1 from 51.5 (Bloomberg) — US consumer sentiment rose in early August to a three-month high on firmer expectations about the economy and personal finances. Inflation expectations were mixed, with consumers boosting their longer-term […]
Stifel raises S&P 500 forecast, recommends growth stocks because inflation to fall ‘sharply’
PUBLISHED FRI, AUG 5 2022 12:25 PM EDT Michelle Fox CNBC The market’s bounce off the July lows could have further to go as inflation pressures start easing, Stifel’s Barry Bannister said. The firm’s chief equity strategist hiked his year-end S&P 500 target to 4,400 from 4,200. The new target implies upside of 6% from […]
Microsoft Shares Rise on Upbeat 2023 Sales Growth Forecast
Tuesday, July 26, 2022 04:01 PM By Dina Bass Software giant eases concerns about demand, strong US dollar Quarterly results earlier missed analysts’ reduced estimates (Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. gave an upbeat sales forecast for the fiscal year that just began, easing investor concerns about growth that had flared up following a lackluster fourth-quarter earnings report. Shares […]