The Strength of the Market is: Strong
- hyggeadvisors
- Jan 12
- 1 min read
The S&P 500 rose to a new high on Friday. Last week, the S&P 500 was up more than 1% and the Dow Jones and Nasdaq both jumped about 2%. The unemployment rate inched down to 4.4% and investors took that as a sign that the economy will be improving soon.
Economic reports from last week came back mostly negative:
•Vehicle Sales - higher than expectation
•Employment (Private) - lower than expectation
•Employment (Total) - lower than expectation
•New Residential Construction - lower than expectation
•Job Openings - lower than expectation
•Labor Productivity - in-line with expectation
•Consumer Credit - lower than expectation
•Consumer Sentiment - higher than expectation
•Jobless Claims - lower than expectation
This week, investors will look for guidance from economic reports like Small Business Optimism, Inflation, Housing, Retail Sales, Manufacturing and Jobless Claims.
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