The Day Ahead, Friday September 14th
To end a busy week of economic data, two major economic releases are due out on Friday. Starting with retail sales at 8:30 A.M., we are expecting to see consistent…
Read MoreFinancials weak- testing 50-dma
After trading up 0.67% shortly after the open, the S&P 500 Financial sector spent much of the morning giving back those gains and is now slightly down on the day.
Read MoreThe Day Ahead, Thursday September 13th
Following a Wednesday that saw Producer Price Index slightly miss expectations and the U.S. and China potentially resuming trade talks, Thursday will feature the second key inflation number of the…
Read MoreBullish sentiment declined but remains elevated
The latest Investors Intelligence report shows newsletter writer sentiment was less bullish last week.
Read MoreThe Day Ahead, Wednesday September 12th
Following a record high reading of the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index and the JOLTS Job Openings number on Tuesday, Producer Price Index will be the key piece of data…
Read MoreSmall biz optimism hits record high
As we highlighted in the outlook ahead this morning, it is important to reinforce that small business is a MAJOR driver of the U.S. economy, and the broadest poll done…
Read MoreThe Day Ahead, Tuesday September 11th
Following a Monday that saw the S&P and Nasdaq end a four day losing streak, Tuesday is the start of four straight days featuring key economic data. Earlier this morning,…
Read MoreTransportation stocks outperforming today
The Dow Jones Transportation Average (TRAN) is trading higher this morning, up 1.6% as of 11:30am and outperforming the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Dow Jones Utility Average which…
Read MoreThe Economic Week Ahead, September 10th
Following a relatively quiet week last week, this week is filled with key economic data releases, with five major releases due out between Tuesday and Friday. Starting the week off,…
Read MoreStrength in Health Care
The S&P 500 Health Care sector was the outperformer today. It was the only one of the 11 S&P sectors to close in the green, up 0.15%. For the year,…
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