Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Economic update for the week of October 27th, 2015

WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE


WEEKLY QUOTE
              
“Rules too soft are seldomly followed; rules too harsh are seldomly executed.”
     
- Ben Franklin
      
   
WEEKLY TIP
             
In retirement, one of your goals should be to grow your assets faster than inflation devalues them. You must sustain your purchasing power.
    
   
WEEKLY RIDDLE
            
Robert will paint unit numbers on 100 storage units today. In the course of painting a number from 1 to 100 on the door of each unit, how many times will he have to paint the numeral 3 today?

   
Last week’s riddle:
Until it is measured it is not accurately known, yet you may miss it when it has flown. What is it?
   
Last week’s answer:
Time.




October 27, 2015
   
EXISTING HOME SALES ACCELERATE
The National Association of Realtors measured a 4.7% gain in residential resales for September, and the annualized sales pace of 5.55 million units was the second best seen since February 2007. Over the past 12 months, existing home sales are up 8.8% with the average sale price up 6.1% (September’s median sale price was $221,900).1
 
MORE HOUSING STARTS IN SEPTEMBER
Last month saw a 6.5% increase in groundbreaking according to the Census Bureau. That brought the 12-month increase in housing starts to 17.5%. The rate of building permits issued fell by 5.0% in September, but that still left a 4.7% yearly gain.2
       
OIL & GOLD RETREAT
On the COMEX, gold settled at $1,162.80 Friday, marking a 1.7% weekly loss. WTI crude dropped 5.6% last week, settling Friday at $44.60 on the NYMEX.3
 
S&P TURNS POSITIVE YTD; NASDAQ BACK ABOVE 5,000
More easing by China’s central bank and strong earnings from tech giants helped equities. The Nasdaq rose 2.97% for the week to a Friday close of 5,031.86. The Dow rose 2.50% on the week to 17,646.70, the S&P 500 2.07% to 2,075.15.3,4
          
THIS WEEK: September new home sales figures arrive Monday, plus earnings from Cheesecake Factory, MGM Resorts and Xerox. Tuesday brings September’s durable goods report, August’s Case-Shiller home price index, the latest Conference Board consumer confidence index and earnings from Airgas, Anadarko Petroleum, Alibaba, Apple, Big 5, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Coach, Comcast, Corning, Cummins, Express Scripts, Ford Motor Co., Edison International, JetBlue, Lexmark, Macerich, Magellan Health, Merck, NCR, Panera, Pfizer, Revlon, Spirit Airlines, T-Mobile, Twitter and Waste Management. A new Federal Reserve policy statement appears Wednesday plus earnings from Amgen, Anthem, AutoNation, Buffalo Wild Wings, Ferrari, General Dynamics, Garmin, GoPro, IMAX, Hanesbrands, HealthSouth, Hershey, Hilton Worldwide, LifeLock, Marriott, PG&E, Norfolk Southern, O’Reilly, Public Storage, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Tesoro, Valero, Western Digital and Yelp. Thursday offers the first estimate of Q3 GDP, a new initial claims report, and earnings from Aetna, Altria, Baidu, Coca-Cola, ConocoPhillips, Electronic Arts, Expedia, Fluor, LinkedIn, Live Nation, MasterCard, Starbucks, Sherwin-Williams, Time Warner Cable, Virgin America and Western Union. Friday, new personal spending figures and October’s final University of Michigan consumer sentiment index are out, plus earnings from Chevron, Colgate-Palmolive, CVS Health, ExxonMobil, Phillips 66, Seagate and Weyerhaeuser.
  
% CHANGE
Y-T-D
1-YR CHG
5-YR AVG
10-YR AVG
DJIA
-0.99
+5.81
+11.70
+6.99
NASDAQ
+6.25
+13.00
+20.59
+13.78
S&P 500
+0.79
+6.37
+15.08
+7.30
REAL YIELD
10/23 RATE
1 YR AGO
5 YRS AGO
10 YRS AGO
10 YR TIPS
0.58%
0.38%
0.50%
1.93%
 

Sources: wsj.com, bigcharts.com, treasury.gov - 10/23/155,6,7,8
Indices are unmanaged, do not incur fees or expenses, and cannot be invested into directly. These returns do not include dividends. 10-year TIPS real yield = projected return at maturity given expected inflation.


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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 - cnbc.com/2015/10/22/existing-home-sales-hit-555m-units-in-sept-vs-expectations-of-538m.html [10/22/15]
2 - 247wallst.com/housing/2015/10/20/housing-starts-rose-less-than-expected-in-september/ [10/20/15]
3 - 247wallst.com/investing/2015/10/23/the-4-stocks-that-dominated-the-dow-on-friday/ [10/23/15]
4 - markets.on.nytimes.com/research/markets/usmarkets/usmarkets.asp [10/23/15]
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6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=DJIA&closeDate=10%2F23%2F14&x=0&y=0 [10/23/15]
6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=COMP&closeDate=10%2F23%2F14&x=0&y=0 [10/23/15]
6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=SPX&closeDate=10%2F23%2F14&x=0&y=0 [10/23/15]
6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=DJIA&closeDate=10%2F22%2F10&x=0&y=0 [10/23/15]
6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=COMP&closeDate=10%2F22%2F10&x=0&y=0 [10/23/15]
6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=SPX&closeDate=10%2F22%2F10&x=0&y=0 [10/23/15]
6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=DJIA&closeDate=10%2F24%2F05&x=0&y=0 [10/23/15]
6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=COMP&closeDate=10%2F24%2F05&x=0&y=0 [10/23/15]
6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=SPX&closeDate=10%2F24%2F05&x=0&y=0 [10/23/15]         
7 - treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=realyield [10/23/15]
8 - treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=realyieldAll [10/23/15]



Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Economic Update for the week of October 20th, 2015

WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE


WEEKLY QUOTE
              
“When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: admit it, learn from it, and don’t repeat it.”
     
- Paul “Bear” Bryant
      
   
WEEKLY TIP
             
A distribution from your workplace retirement plan before age 59½ is usually a bad idea. In most instances, it comes with an early withdrawal penalty of 10%. It also sets back your retirement saving effort.
    
   
WEEKLY RIDDLE
            
Until it is measured it is not accurately known, yet you may miss it when it has flown. What is it?

   
Last week’s riddle:
What has hundreds or even thousands of ears but hears absolutely nothing?
   
Last week’s answer:
A cornfield.




October 20, 2015
                       
A SURPRISE: HOUSEHOLD OPTIMISM RISES
Even after a bad month for stocks and numerous negative headlines, the University of Michigan’s preliminary October consumer sentiment index showed notable improvement. It came in at 92.1, up 4.9 points from its final September reading. Analysts surveyed by MarketWatch expected an initial October reading of 88.5.1
 
A MILD SEPTEMBER INCREASE FOR RETAIL SALES
Census Bureau data showed just 0.1% greater purchases of discretionary and luxury goods last month. Minus auto buying, retail sales retreated 0.3%.2
       
DID INFLATION PICK UP IN SEPTEMBER?
By the measure of the core Consumer Price Index, yes – the core CPI rose 0.2% last month. The headline CPI retreated 0.2%, however. The Producer Price Index fell 0.5% in September; economists polled by MarketWatch forecast a 0.2% decline.1
 
WEAK INDICATORS ENCOURAGE BULLS
Investors eyed the latest inflation and retail sales readings and saw little chance of an October Federal Reserve rate hike. The S&P 500 had another winning week, gaining 0.90% to 2,033.11. The Dow added 0.77% last week settle at 17,215.97 on Friday; the Nasdaq rose 1.16%, wrapping up the week at 4,886.69.3
          
THIS WEEK: On Monday, Broadcom, Halliburton, Hasbro, HealthStream, IBM, Lennox, Morgan Stanley, Six Flags Entertainment, and Sonic all present earnings. The Census Bureau announces September housing starts and building permits Tuesday, complementing earnings from BoNY Mellon, Brinker International, Chipotle, Chubb, Discover, Fifth Third, Harley Davidson, Lockheed Martin, Yahoo!, Travelers, and Verizon. More earnings appear Wednesday: Abbott Labs, Citrix, Allegiant Air, American Express, Ameriprise Financial, Biogen, Boeing, Coca-Cola, Callaway Golf, CoreLogic, Dolby Labs, Equifax, General Motors, Kaiser Aluminum, Kimberly-Clark, Manpower Group, Piper Jaffray, Raymond James, St. Jude Medical, SanDisk, Supervalu, Texas Instruments, Tupperware, and Unisys. Thursday offers NAR’s September existing home sales report, initial claims numbers and earnings from 3M, Alaska Air, Alphabet, Amazon, AT&T, Boise Cascade, Cabela’s, E*Trade, Capital One, Caterpillar, Dow Chemical, Dr. Pepper Snapple, Dunkin’ Brands, Eastman Kodak, Eli Lilly, McDonald’s, Microsoft, Netgear, Parker-Hannifin, Pandora, Pulte Group, QLogic, Raytheon, Ryder, Sirius XM, Skechers, Snap-On, Southwest Airlines, Stanley Black & Decker, T. Rowe Price, Under Armour, Verisign, and Union Pacific. Friday, American Airlines, State Street, BNC Bancorp, Lear, Popular, Procter & Gamble, Royal Caribbean, and Whirlpool announce earnings.
  
% CHANGE
Y-T-D
1-YR CHG
5-YR AVG
10-YR AVG
DJIA
-3.41
+6.82
+11.12
+6.64
NASDAQ
+3.18
+15.87
+19.59
+13.60
S&P 500
-1.25
+9.08
+14.57
+7.08
REAL YIELD
10/16 RATE
1 YR AGO
5 YRS AGO
10 YRS AGO
10 YR TIPS
0.56%
0.28%
0.50%
1.94%
 

Sources: wsj.com, bigcharts.com, treasury.gov - 10/16/154,5,6,7
Indices are unmanaged, do not incur fees or expenses, and cannot be invested into directly. These returns do not include dividends. 10-year TIPS real yield = projected return at maturity given expected inflation.


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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 [10/16/15]
2 - briefing.com/investor/calendars/economic/2015/10/12-16 [10/16/15]
3 - markets.on.nytimes.com/research/markets/usmarkets/usmarkets.asp [10/16/15]
4 - markets.wsj.com/us [10/16/15]
5 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=DJIA&closeDate=10%2F16%2F14&x=0&y=0 [10/16/15]
5 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=COMP&closeDate=10%2F16%2F14&x=0&y=0 [10/16/15]
5 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=SPX&closeDate=10%2F16%2F14&x=0&y=0 [10/16/15]
5 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=DJIA&closeDate=10%2F15%2F10&x=0&y=0 [10/16/15]
5 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=COMP&closeDate=10%2F15%2F10&x=0&y=0 [10/16/15]
5 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=SPX&closeDate=10%2F15%2F10&x=0&y=0 [10/16/15]
5 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=DJIA&closeDate=10%2F17%2F05&x=0&y=0 [10/16/15]
5 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=COMP&closeDate=10%2F17%2F05&x=0&y=0 [10/16/15]
5 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=SPX&closeDate=10%2F17%2F05&x=0&y=0 [10/16/15]         
6 - treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=realyield [10/16/15]
7 - treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=realyieldAll [10/16/15]

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Economic Update for the week of October 13th, 2015

WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE


WEEKLY QUOTE
              
“True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision.”
     
- Edith Wharton
      
   
WEEKLY TIP
             
If you are divorced and currently single, but the marriage lasted 10 years or longer, you may be eligible to collect spousal benefits from Social Security after you and your former spouse both turn 62 – even if they’ve remarried. Visit ssa.gov to learn more.  
    
   
WEEKLY RIDDLE
            
What has hundreds or even thousands of ears but hears absolutely nothing?

   
Last week’s riddle:
What wintry thing flies as it is born, lies when alive, and runs when dead?
   
Last week’s answer:
A snowflake.




October 13, 2015
                       
SEPTEMBER FED MINUTES SHOW CAUTION
Minutes from last month’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting provided a bit more insight into the Federal Reserve’s decision not to tighten monetary policy in September. Fed officials opted to “wait for additional information” before making a move, noting that “recent global economic and financial developments may have increased the downside risks to economic activity somewhat.” Even so, most FOMC members thought it appropriate to raise rates “before the end of the year”, believing that slowing economies elsewhere had not “materially altered” the economic outlook for America.1
 
ISM SERVICES INDEX FALLS SHORT OF EXPECTATIONS
According to the Institute for Supply Management, the U.S. service sector grew at a solid pace last month – the September reading for ISM’s non-manufacturing purchasing manager index was 56.9. Still, that was down from 59.0 in August. Analysts polled by Briefing.com expected a September reading of 58.0.2
      
WTI CRUDE, GOLD BOTH RALLY
Oil closed at $49.63 a barrel on the NYMEX Friday, gaining 9.0% in five days. A 1.0% advance on Friday took gold to a Friday COMEX settlement of $1,155.90 an ounce – its highest close since August. For the week, the yellow metal gained 1.7%.3
 
DOVISH FED STANCE HELPS STOCKS JUMP
The bulls certainly came back to Wall Street last week: the S&P 500 had its best five days in some time, rising 3.26% to a Friday close of 2,014.89. Across October 5-9, tech shares rallied to send the Nasdaq 2.61% higher to 4,830.47. The Dow rose 3.72% to 17,084.49 in that time frame.4
            
THIS WEEK: Monday is Columbus Day, a federal holiday; the stock market will be open, but the bond market will be closed. On Tuesday, eBay, Fastenal, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, JPMorgan Chase and Kinder Morgan all report earnings. Wednesday offers earnings from Bank of America, BlackRock, Delta Air Lines, Netflix and Wells Fargo, along with a new Federal Reserve Beige Book, September’s PPI and September retail sales numbers. The latest initial claims report and the September CPI come out Thursday, plus earnings from BB&T, Blackstone Group, Charles Schwab, Citigroup, First Republic, Goldman Sachs, Mattel, Philip Morris, Schlumberger, U.S. Bancorp, UnitedHealth, WD-40 and Winnebago. On Friday, earnings from Comerica, General Electric, Honeywell International, Progressive and SunTrust Banks arrive, plus October’s initial University of Michigan consumer sentiment index and a report on September industrial output.
  
% CHANGE
Y-T-D
1-YR CHG
5-YR AVG
10-YR AVG
DJIA
-4.14
+2.55
+11.04
+6.69
NASDAQ
+1.99
+10.33
+20.22
+13.24
S&P 500
-2.14
+4.49
+14.59
+6.97
REAL YIELD
10/9 RATE
1 YR AGO
5 YRS AGO
10 YRS AGO
10 YR TIPS
0.58%
0.37%
0.45%
1.92%
 

Sources: wsj.com, bigcharts.com, treasury.gov - 10/9/155,6,7,8
Indices are unmanaged, do not incur fees or expenses, and cannot be invested into directly. These returns do not include dividends. 10-year TIPS real yield = projected return at maturity given expected inflation.


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«RepresentativeDisclosure»
 
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 - cnbc.com/2015/10/08/fed-minutes-members-worried-about-slower-global-growth.html [10/8/15]
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6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=SPX&closeDate=10%2F9%2F14&x=0&y=0 [10/9/15]
6 - bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=DJIA&closeDate=10%2F8%2F10&x=0&y=0 [10/9/15]
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