Economic Update for the week of July 8th, 2013

WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE
WEEKLY QUOTE                “Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.”       - Denis Waitley           WEEKLY TIP               A 30-day list can help you guard against impulse buying; place all nonessential purchases on the list and check again after 30 days. In many cases, the impulse will have passed.         WEEKLY RIDDLE             This house attracts travelers with its brightness, yet it is often the loneliest home on the coast. What kind of house is this?      Last week’s riddle: At a stop sign on a rural road, there are two trucks in front of a truck, two trucks behind a truck, and one truck in the middle of two trucks. How many trucks are there in total?     Last week’s answer: Three.	July 8, 2013      AMERICA ADDS 195,000 JOBS IN JUNE Payroll growth in June matched that of May, according to the Labor Department (the May gain was revised upward). The private sector hired 202,000 new workers after adding 207,000 in May, offsetting reductions to government payrolls. Economists polled by Bloomberg had forecast net job growth of 165,000, so this was encouraging. Will it encourage the Federal Reserve to taper? The Fed’s next policy announcement occurs on July 31, but it will not revise its economic forecasts at that time and no press conference is scheduled afterward. Some economists think the Fed could start tapering QE3 as soon as September.1    ISM INDICES BOTH TOP 50 The June purchasing manager indices from the Institute for Supply Management both showed sector expansion. The pace of growth moderated in the service sector, with June’s reading of 52.2 down 1.5 points from May. ISM’s manufacturing index rebounded impressively from a 49.0 reading in May to 50.9 in June.2      1-YEAR DELAY FOR EMPLOYER HEALTH CARE MANDATE The Obama administration is postponing one of the key reforms of the Affordable Care Act – businesses with 50 or more full-time employees now won’t have to provide health insurance to workers until 2015. As around 85% of Americans already have health care coverage, the decision doesn’t impact a majority of individuals or businesses. Most uninsured individuals will still need to buy health coverage in 2014 and businesses with fewer than 50 FTEs won’t be required to sponsor health insurance plans next year. Still, the delay raises new questions about whether national health care reforms can proceed on schedule.3,4         ABBREVIATED TRADING WEEK SEES BIG GAINS Stocks started July well. The S&P 500 rose 1.59% in four days to settle at 1,631.89 Friday. The DJIA rose 1.52% to close at 15,135.84 at week’s end, and the NASDAQ advanced 2.24% to wrap up the week at 3,479.38. Oil settled at $103.22 Friday, with prices soaring 6.7% in a week on worries about political instability in Egypt.5,6     THIS WEEK: The Q2 earnings season begins Monday with results from Alcoa.  Nothing major is scheduled for Tuesday. Wednesday, the June 19 FOMC minutes are released along with data on May wholesale inventories; Yum! Brands and Family Dollar report earnings. Thursday brings the latest initial jobless claims report plus earnings from Progressive and TXI. Friday, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo report quarterly results, June’s Producer Price Index arrives, and the University of Michigan publishes its initial July consumer sentiment survey.    % CHANGE Y-T-D 1-YR CHG 5-YR AVG 10-YR AVG DJIA +15.50 +17.36 +6.82 +6.69 NASDAQ +15.23 +16.91 +10.99 +10.92 S&P 500 +14.42 +19.33 +5.84 +6.56 REAL YIELD 7/5 RATE 1 YR AGO 5 YRS AGO 10 YRS AGO 10 YR TIPS 0.66% -0.51% 1.42% 2.09%   Sources: usatoday.com, bigcharts.com, treasury.gov - 7/5/137,8,9,10 Indices are unmanaged, do not incur fees or expenses, and cannot be invested into directly. These returns do not include dividends.
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