The Strength of the Market is: Strong
- hyggeadvisors
- Sep 8
- 1 min read
The Strength of the Market is: Strong
Last week, U.S. jobs numbers were weak and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%. Investors are beginning to worry about a slowing economy, even as expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut are being solidified. For the week, the S&P 500 rose 0.33% and the Nasdaq gained 1.14%, however, the Dow Jones lost 0.32%. The stock market touched new record highs on Friday morning before closing slightly lower.
Economic reports from last week came back mostly negative:
•Construction Spending - lower than expectation
•Job Openings - lower than expectation
•Employment (Private) - lower than expectation
•Employment (Total) - lower than expectation
•Jobless Claims - higher than expectation
This week, investors will look for guidance from economic reports like Consumer Credit, Small Business Optimism, Inflation, Consumer Sentiment and Jobless Claims.
Comments