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Market Commentary: S&P 500 Has Best Week of the Year as Recession Fears Fade

Carson Wealth

Recession Narrative Fades on Strong Retail Sales As long as employment is strong, consumer spending will be strong. Those numbers were the underpinning of a large upside surprise in July retail sales. Headline retail sales came in at 1.0% Those numbers were the underpinning of a large upside surprise in July retail sales.

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Market Commentary: Another October Low Forming?

Carson Wealth

Retail and food service sales have increased at an 8.6% Economic indicators across consumption, income, industry and the labor market don’t point to a recession. Fast forward 12 months and not only did we not have a recession, but economic growth has accelerated over the past quarter and is showing strong momentum as we head into 2024.

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Market Commentary: S&P 500 Makes New All-Time High as Fed Goes Big

Carson Wealth

Amongst other things, the August retail sales report showed that online sales grew at an annualized pace of 15% over the past three months. And if economic growth remains resilient, bond yields should not be moving lower. But mid- and small-cap stocks, which are even more geared to economic growth, outperformed.

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Market Commentary: Reasons To Be Thankful

Carson Wealth

Many economists believed factors such as the yield curve, M2 money supply, the Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indicators (LEI), and credit markets indicated trouble was coming and the consumer was cracking. In fact, retail sales and food services are running at 5% above pre-pandemic trends, with no sign of slowing down.

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LIC Housing Finance vs Bajaj Housing Finance – Comparison

Trade Brains

Now India is at the forefront of the economic boom. Bajaj Housing focuses on retail housing loans for individuals. Maintaining a high CRAR ensures financial stability and regulatory compliance. As Housing market still remains a growing market due to various economic factors.

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Market Commentary: More Seasonal Choppiness

Carson Wealth

At the same time, we do not expect Fed members to even hint that they’re thinking about cutting rates any time soon, especially since the economy continues to show strength, as evidenced by relatively strong retail sales and industrial production data last week.

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ESAF Small Finance Bank IPO Review – GMP, Details, Price & More

Trade Brains

ESAF Bank offers a range of products including micro loans, retail loans, MSME loans, loans to financial institutions, and agricultural loans. Despite the economic slowdown in Fiscal 2020, bank deposits grew by around 9%. Micro Loans and some retail loans are at a higher credit risk as they are not supported by collateral.

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