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Economic Data – Stock rally attributes: Core CPI data came out better than expected. Opinions expressed by Zoe Financial are based on economic or market conditions at the time this material was written. Actual economic or market events may turn out differently than anticipated. The Stock Market: The S&P 500 was up 2.2%
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On Tuesday, the Federal Reserve Chairman, Powell will have remarks before the Economic Club of Washington regarding disinflation and comments about their forecast for the economy this year. We’ll probably see year-over-year drop of 5%, maybe even 6% year-over-year earnings growth. Stay tuned for next week.
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Opinions expressed by Zoe Financial are based on economic or market conditions at the time this material was written. Actual economic or market events may turn out differently than anticipated. Economies and markets fluctuate. Facts presented have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable.
Economic Data: In August, U.S. The Stock Market: The S&P 500 was up and so was Nasdaq. S&P 500 was up 2.5% Nasdaq was up 3.2% for the week. Treasury bond yields fell (bond prices went up). All in the back of softer-than-expected job data. non-farm payroll was mixed. Labor force participation was up to 62.8% (highest post-pandemic).
Economic Data: In August, U.S. The Stock Market: The S&P 500 was up and so was Nasdaq. S&P 500 was up 2.5% Nasdaq was up 3.2% for the week. Treasury bond yields fell (bond prices went up). All in the back of softer-than-expected job data. non-farm payroll was mixed. Labor force participation was up to 62.8% (highest post-pandemic).
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Economic Data: Retail sales were up 0.2% If we hit the consensus expectation for earnings, we should see a drop of 9% year-over-year earnings for the S&P 500. This would mark the largest earnings decline reported by the index since Q2 of 2020. Analysts are predicting earnings growth of 0.1 centrally flat. month-over-month. Below the 0.5%
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Economic Data: Producer Price Index (PPI) declined month over month by 0.3%. The Federal Reserve meeting last Wednesday, there was an agreement to stop the interest rate hike. Chairman Powell commented it might take a couple years before they start lowering interest rates. Positive indicator that CPI will continue to come down.
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