Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Economic update for the week of May 20th, 2014

WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE


WEEKLY QUOTE
              
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
     
- Mark Twain
     
   
WEEKLY TIP
             
Sometimes blood relatives will try and challenge a will left by one member of an unmarried couple. This is why it is often a good idea for unmarried couples to videotape their last wishes with an attorney present.
  
   
WEEKLY RIDDLE
           
A word appears, and six letters it contains. Subtract only one, then twelve remains. What is this word? 
     
 
Last week’s riddle:
James has two kids. If the eldest is a girl, what are the chances that the youngest is also a girl?
   
Last week’s answer:
Fifty percent.

May 20, 2014
    
IS THE PRODUCER PRICE INDEX SENDING A MESSAGE?
Wholesale prices climbed 0.6% in April according to Labor Department data. That tripled the increase projected by economists polled by MarketWatch, and it took the annual advance in the PPI to 2.1%, a two-year peak. The PPI also pushed north 0.5% in March, so higher consumer prices could be directly ahead. In April, consumer prices rose 0.3%; that gain matched the MarketWatch consensus forecast.1,2
   
RETAIL SALES BARELY RISE
Warmer weather didn’t prompt shoppers to boost their spending. The 0.1% April advance was a letdown following March’s 1.5% improvement. Minus auto buying, retail sales were flat last month.1
      
HOUSEHOLD SENTIMENT GAUGE DECLINES
With a reading of 81.8, the University of Michigan’s initial May consumer sentiment index slipped 2.3 points from its final April mark. Analysts polled by MarketWatch  had predicted a slight rise in the index to 85.0.1,3
     
SPRING BRINGS MORE GROUNDBREAKING
Housing starts were up 13.2% in April, paced by a 39.6% jump in multifamily starts. The Census Bureau’s monthly report also showed an 8.0% increase in building permits for April; they reached a level unseen since June 2008.3
    
NASDAQ FARES BEST DURING A CHOPPY WEEK
The mood of Wall Street changed frequently last week, yet the tech-heavy benchmark managed to rise 0.50% to a Friday close of 4,090.59. Retreating just 0.03% on the week, the S&P 500 settled Friday at 1,877.86. The Dow lost 0.60% in five days to close at 16,491.31 Friday.4
  
THIS WEEK: Wall Street considers earnings from Urban Outfitters, Sport Chalet, Pandora and Campbell Soup on Monday. Tuesday brings quarterly results from TJX, Red Robin, Intuit, Salesforce, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Staples. Minutes from the April 30 Federal Reserve policy meeting arrive Wednesday, complementing earnings from Hewlett-Packard, Goodyear, L Brands, Hormel and NetApp. Thursday offers the April existing home sales report from NAR, a new initial unemployment claims report, the Conference Board’s April index of leading indicators and earnings from Best Buy, GameStop and Perry Ellis. On Friday, the Census Bureau releases April new home sales data.    
  
% CHANGE
Y-T-D
1-YR CHG
5-YR AVG
10-YR AVG
DJIA
-0.51
+8.26
+19.89
+6.65
NASDAQ
-2.06
+18.05
+28.69
+11.80
S&P 500
+1.60
+13.78
+22.54
+7.32
REAL YIELD
5/16 RATE
1 YR AGO
5 YRS AGO
10 YRS AGO
10 YR TIPS
0.34%
-0.40%
1.66%
2.07%
 

Sources: USATODAY.com, bigcharts.com, treasury.gov - 5/16/145,6,7,8
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This material was prepared by MarketingPro, Inc., and does not necessarily represent the views of the presenting party, nor their affiliates. This information has been derived from sources believed to be accurate. Please note - investing involves risk, and past performance is no guarantee of future results. The publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional services. If assistance is needed, the reader is advised to engage the services of a competent professional. This information should not be construed as investment, tax or legal advice and may not be relied on for the purpose of avoiding any Federal tax penalty. This is neither a solicitation nor recommendation to purchase or sell any investment or insurance product or service, and should not be relied upon as such. All indices are unmanaged and are not illustrative of any particular investment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted index of 30 actively traded blue-chip stocks. The NASDAQ Composite Index is an unmanaged, market-weighted index of all over-the-counter common stocks traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System. The Standard & Poor's 500 (S&P 500) is an unmanaged group of securities considered to be representative of the stock market in general. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE:NYX) operates two securities exchanges: the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and NYSE Arca (formerly known as the Archipelago Exchange, or ArcaEx®, and the Pacific Exchange). NYSE Group is a leading provider of securities listing, trading and market data products and services. The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX) is the world's largest physical commodity futures exchange and the preeminent trading forum for energy and precious metals, with trading conducted through two divisions – the NYMEX Division, home to the energy, platinum, and palladium markets, and the COMEX Division, on which all other metals trade. Additional risks are associated with international investing, such as currency fluctuations, political and economic instability and differences in accounting standards. This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific point in time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, or a guarantee of future results. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.  Investments will fluctuate and when redeemed may be worth more or less than when originally invested. All economic and performance data is historical and not indicative of future results. Market indices discussed are unmanaged. Investors cannot invest in unmanaged indices. The publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional services. If assistance is needed, the reader is advised to engage the services of a competent professional.
 
Citations.
1 - marketwatch.com/economy-politics/calendars/economic [5/16/14]
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Economic Update for the week of May 13th, 2014

WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE


WEEKLY QUOTE
              
“Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied.”
     
- Pearl S. Buck
     
   
WEEKLY TIP
             
Sometimes a radio commercial or cable TV ad will pitch a vaguely described investment that you “must know about” offering impressive returns with virtually no risk. These claims are red flags.
  
   
WEEKLY RIDDLE
           
James has two kids. If the eldest is a girl, what are the chances that the youngest is also a girl? 
     
 
Last week’s riddle:
It has dozens of fine teeth, but you can hold it in your hand and it will never bite you. What is it?
   
Last week’s answer:
A comb.

May 13, 2014
    
ISM: SERVICE SECTOR VERY HEALTHY
At 55.2, the Institute for Supply Management’s April non-manufacturing PMI climbed 2.1 points above the March reading. The nation’s service sector expanded for a 51st straight month, and the survey saw big monthly leaps in its new orders index (up 4.8 points to 58.2) and its business activity index (which rose 7.5 points to 60.9).1
   
THE S&P EARNINGS SCORECARD (SO FAR)
As last week ended on Wall Street, 451 members of the S&P 500 had announced results in the Q1 earnings season. According to Bloomberg’s tally, 76% of those firms exceeded profit projections and 53% beat revenue forecasts. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg estimate that earnings for S&P constituents improved 5.5% in Q1 while sales rose 3.0%.2
      
GAS AT $3.66 A GALLON, OIL JUST UNDER $100
The Memorial Day weekend arrives May 24-26; will prices fall slightly by then? The national average for regular unleaded on May 9 was $0.11 higher than a year ago, according to AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report. NYMEX crude rose 0.2% across five days to settle at $99.99 as the week ended; gold pulled back 1.2% last week, finishing at $1,287.60 on the COMEX Friday.3,4
     
A RECORD CLOSE FOR THE DOW
A small Friday advance left the index at 16,583.34 at Friday’s closing bell. While the blue chips rose 0.43% for the week, the S&P 500 retreated 0.14% and the Nasdaq declined 1.26%. The S&P settled at 1,878.48 Friday, the Nasdaq at 4,071.87.5
  
THIS WEEK: Monday, Wall Street will react to the weekend independence vote held by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, who have vowed to form their own republic; no major news is scheduled stateside. April retail sales numbers are out Tuesday along with Q1 results from Hertz Global; additionally, investors will consider China’s April industrial output and retail sales. Wednesday marks the release of April’s PPI plus earnings from Cisco, Jack in the Box, Macy’s, Abercrombie & Fitch, RE/MAX, SodaStream and Valero. Thursday, Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen speaks on small businesses and the economy in the nation’s capital; April’s CPI and industrial production report arrive, the latest initial claims figures are released and Wal-Mart, Kohl’s, Nordstrom and J.C. Penney announce quarterly results. Friday sees the release of the University of Michigan’s initial May consumer sentiment index and data on April building permits and housing starts.    
  
% CHANGE
Y-T-D
1-YR CHG
5-YR AVG
10-YR AVG
DJIA
+0.04
+9.95
+18.68
+6.60
NASDAQ
-2.51
+19.44
+26.83
+11.48
S&P 500
+1.63
+15.48
+20.43
+7.28
REAL YIELD
5/9 RATE
1 YR AGO
5 YRS AGO
10 YRS AGO
10 YR TIPS
0.44%
-0.50%
1.77%
2.25%
 

Sources: USATODAY.com, bigcharts.com, treasury.gov - 5/9/146,7,8,9
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This material was prepared by MarketingPro, Inc., and does not necessarily represent the views of the presenting party, nor their affiliates. This information has been derived from sources believed to be accurate. Please note - investing involves risk, and past performance is no guarantee of future results. The publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional services. If assistance is needed, the reader is advised to engage the services of a competent professional. This information should not be construed as investment, tax or legal advice and may not be relied on for the purpose of avoiding any Federal tax penalty. This is neither a solicitation nor recommendation to purchase or sell any investment or insurance product or service, and should not be relied upon as such. All indices are unmanaged and are not illustrative of any particular investment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted index of 30 actively traded blue-chip stocks. The NASDAQ Composite Index is an unmanaged, market-weighted index of all over-the-counter common stocks traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System. The Standard & Poor's 500 (S&P 500) is an unmanaged group of securities considered to be representative of the stock market in general. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE:NYX) operates two securities exchanges: the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and NYSE Arca (formerly known as the Archipelago Exchange, or ArcaEx®, and the Pacific Exchange). NYSE Group is a leading provider of securities listing, trading and market data products and services. The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX) is the world's largest physical commodity futures exchange and the preeminent trading forum for energy and precious metals, with trading conducted through two divisions – the NYMEX Division, home to the energy, platinum, and palladium markets, and the COMEX Division, on which all other metals trade. Additional risks are associated with international investing, such as currency fluctuations, political and economic instability and differences in accounting standards. This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific point in time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, or a guarantee of future results. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.  Investments will fluctuate and when redeemed may be worth more or less than when originally invested. All economic and performance data is historical and not indicative of future results. Market indices discussed are unmanaged. Investors cannot invest in unmanaged indices. The publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional services. If assistance is needed, the reader is advised to engage the services of a competent professional.
 
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Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Economic Update for the week of May 6th, 2014

WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE


WEEKLY QUOTE
              
“To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.”
     
- Bertrand Russell
     
   
WEEKLY TIP
             
Be careful not to take on more risk in your portfolio than you are comfortable with. If you do, you may succumb to panic selling should a downturn happen.
  
   
WEEKLY RIDDLE
           
It has dozens of fine teeth, but you can hold it in your hand and it will never bite you. What is it? 
     
 
Last week’s riddle:
What 10-letter word (in English) can you type out using only the topmost row of letters on a computer keyboard (the Q-P row)? Hint: the first two letters of the word are next to each other in the Q-P row.
   
Last week’s answer:
Typewriter.

May 6, 2014
    
HIRING & MANUFACTURING PICK UP
America’s economy created 288,000 new jobs in April, the most in any month since January 2012. Labor Department data showed the jobless rate falling dramatically to 6.3%, largely due to more people abandoning the job hunt. Still, the U-6 rate (unemployment + underemployment) was at 12.3% in April, a 4½-year low. The Institute for Supply Management factory PMI rose to 54.9 in April, marking the eleventh straight month of expansion in manufacturing.1,2
   
ROBUST CONSUMER SPENDING, YET WEAK Q1 GDP
Personal spending rose 0.9% in March, nearly double the 0.5% advance that the Commerce Department saw in February. Even so, the Bureau Of Economic Analysis said the economy grew by just 0.1% in the first quarter in its initial estimate.3
    
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE DOWN SLIGHTLY
The Conference Board’s respected index was at 82.3 in April, down from 83.9 in March. Analysts polled by the Wall Street Journal had forecast a dip to 83.0.4
    
PENDING HOME SALES INCREASE AT LAST
They rose 3.4% in March, the National Association of Realtors said; the last monthly upturn was in June. In other housing news, February’s S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index showed a 12.9% overall yearly advance.3
     
ANXIETIES BUILD, BUT STOCKS DON’T TURN SOUTH
At Friday’s close, the Dow settled at 16,512.89, the S&P 500 at 1,881.14 and the Nasdaq at 4,123.90. Across five days, the DJIA gained 0.93%, the S&P 0.95% and the Nasdaq 1.19% even with the Ukraine crisis intensifying late in the week.5
  
THIS WEEK: On Monday, Occidental Petroleum, AIG, Acura, Pfizer, Papa John’s, Tyson Foods, Andarko Petroleum, Cardtronics and Orbitz report earnings and ISM offers its April service sector PMI. Quarterly results from Activision Blizzard, Alamo, Allstate, Groupon, Marathon Oil, Office Depot, Zulily, Coca-Cola, DirecTV, Whole Foods, Eastman Kodak, Electronic Arts, Towers Watson, TripAdvisor, Starwood Properties and Chesapeake Utilities arrive on Tuesday. Wednesday brings earnings from Allergan, Health Net, Tesla, Zillow, Hertz, Molycorp, Rosetta Stone, Humana, Prudential, Molson Coors, Keurig Green Mountain and Spectra Energy. A new initial jobless claims report and earnings from DISH Network, Wendy’s, Jamba, Dean Foods, Learning Tree, Scripps Networks, Toyota, Windstream, Nvidia, NewsCorp, Priceline, Symantec, Aramark, CBS and Monster appear Thursday. Friday brings data on March wholesale inventories and earnings from Hilton and Ralph Lauren.    
  
% CHANGE
Y-T-D
1-YR CHG
5-YR AVG
10-YR AVG
DJIA
-0.38
+11.34
+20.21
+6.01
NASDAQ
-1.26
+23.45
+27.97
+11.27
S&P 500
+1.77
+17.75
+22.87
+6.83
REAL YIELD
5/2 RATE
1 YR AGO
5 YRS AGO
10 YRS AGO
10 YR TIPS
0.41%
-0.62%
1.80%
2.09%
 

Sources: USATODAY.com, bigcharts.com, treasury.gov - 5/2/146,7,8,9
Indices are unmanaged, do not incur fees or expenses, and cannot be invested into directly.
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This material was prepared by MarketingPro, Inc., and does not necessarily represent the views of the presenting party, nor their affiliates. This information has been derived from sources believed to be accurate. Please note - investing involves risk, and past performance is no guarantee of future results. The publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional services. If assistance is needed, the reader is advised to engage the services of a competent professional. This information should not be construed as investment, tax or legal advice and may not be relied on for the purpose of avoiding any Federal tax penalty. This is neither a solicitation nor recommendation to purchase or sell any investment or insurance product or service, and should not be relied upon as such. All indices are unmanaged and are not illustrative of any particular investment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted index of 30 actively traded blue-chip stocks. The NASDAQ Composite Index is an unmanaged, market-weighted index of all over-the-counter common stocks traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System. The Standard & Poor's 500 (S&P 500) is an unmanaged group of securities considered to be representative of the stock market in general. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE:NYX) operates two securities exchanges: the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and NYSE Arca (formerly known as the Archipelago Exchange, or ArcaEx®, and the Pacific Exchange). NYSE Group is a leading provider of securities listing, trading and market data products and services. The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX) is the world's largest physical commodity futures exchange and the preeminent trading forum for energy and precious metals, with trading conducted through two divisions – the NYMEX Division, home to the energy, platinum, and palladium markets, and the COMEX Division, on which all other metals trade. Additional risks are associated with international investing, such as currency fluctuations, political and economic instability and differences in accounting standards. This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific point in time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, or a guarantee of future results. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.  Investments will fluctuate and when redeemed may be worth more or less than when originally invested. All economic and performance data is historical and not indicative of future results. Market indices discussed are unmanaged. Investors cannot invest in unmanaged indices. The publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional services. If assistance is needed, the reader is advised to engage the services of a competent professional.
 
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