The Strength of the Market is: Strong
- hyggeadvisors
- Feb 17
- 1 min read
Stocks have been down for two straight weeks. The latest inflation data came in slightly lighter than expected. The positive inflation news failed to spark a stock market rally. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones were both off more than 1% last week and the Nasdaq lost roughly 2%.
Economic reports from last week came back mixed:
•Small Business Optimism - lower than expectation
•Retail Sales - lower than expectation
•Employment (Total) - higher than expectation
•Unemployment Rate - lower than expectation
•Existing Home Sales - lower than expectation
•Inflation (Consumer) - lower than expectation
•Jobless Claims - higher than expectation
This week, investors will look for guidance from economic reports like Manufacturing, Gross Domestic Product, Personal Income, Consumer Sentiment, Housing, Inflation and Jobless Claims.
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