Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, April 29th, 2024. Deciphering Rate-Cut Odds: A Market Insight Investors exercise caution before the June Fed meeting, with a mere 11.1% chance of a quarter-point rate cut, sharply contrasting the significant 70.1% expectation in March and 18.2% in April. June 12: Investor Caution Before June Fed Meeting : Investors … Read more
Market Data: Economic Reports Flash Economic Data: March 12, 2024: U.S. inflation exceeded expectations in February, yet it had minimal impact on forecasts for the Federal Reserve’s anticipated rate cuts later this year NFIB optimism index for February stands at 89.4%, slightly down from 89.9% Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.4% in February, with … Read more
MARKETS Stocks tentively up on Friday morning as the August’s jobs report came in on right at forecast. The jobs report showed the economy added 315,000 jobs for the month, just under the Dow Jones estimate for 318,000. august 22 jobs report August Jobs Report as it relates to the September interest rate hike The … Read more
MARKETS, GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES Aug 30, U.S. stocks closed lower for a third straight session as a government job openings report fueled speculation that U.S. Federal Reserve needs to maintain its hawkish pursuit of for more interest rate hikes. Dow down 0.96%, S&P 500 down 1.10%, Nasdaq down 1.12%. United States Job Openings in July … Read more
GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES U.S. Economic Calendar 8-29 through 9-02 TIME (ET) REPORT PERIOD ACTUAL MEDIAN FORECAST PREVIOUS MONDAY, AUG. 29 None scheduled TUESDAY, AUG. 30 9 am S&P Case-Shiller U.S. home price index (year-over-year) June — 19.8% 10 am Consumer confidence index Aug. 97.0 95.7 10 am Job openings July — 10.7 million 10 am … Read more
GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES In the week ending August 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 250,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 10,000 from 262,000 to 252,000. The 4-week moving average was 246,750, a decrease of 2,750 from the previous … Read more
GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES PRESS RELEASE IN FULL For release at 2 p.m. EDT July 27, 2022 Recent indicators of spending and production have softened. Nonetheless, job gains have been robust in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Inflation remains elevated, reflecting supply and demand imbalances related to the pandemic, higher food and … Read more
REPORT SERIES Look for market volatility next Week on Wednesday the 17th with retail sales reports and Thursday the 18th with job reports. AUGUST 15th THRU 19th CALENDAR TIME (ET) REPORT PERIOD ACTUAL … Read more
GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in July on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 1.3 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 8.5 percent before seasonal adjustment (consensus estimate was 8.7%). Consumers … Read more
GOVERNMENT REPORT SERIES The New York Federal Reserve’s monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations showed that respondents expect inflation to run at a 6.2% pace over the next year and a 3.2% rate for the next three years. Improvement from 6.8% and 3.6% results from the June survey. Key survey findings Through June, food prices rose … Read more