The Strength of the Market is: Strong but Weakening
- hyggeadvisors
- Mar 24
- 1 min read
Stocks were up last week and ended their streak of four straight weeks of declines. Last week, the S&P 500 advanced 0.5%, the Nasdaq rose 0.2% and the Dow Jones gained 1.2%. Stocks ended higher on Friday after President Trump said there would be some flexibility with tariffs. However, he maintained that the tariffs implemented at the April 2 deadline will be reciprocal, saying all countries that have tariffs on U.S. goods will be charged.
Economic reports from last week came back mixed:
•Retail Sales - lower than expectation
•Manufacturing (New York) - lower than expectation
•Inflation (Philadelphia) - higher than expectation
•Homebuilder Sentiment - lower than expectation
•New Residential Construction - higher than expectation
•Existing Home Sales - higher than expectation
•Jobless Claims - lower than expectation
This week, investors will look for guidance from economic reports like National Economic Activity, Housing, Consumer Confidence & Sentiment, Manufacturing, Personal Income and Jobless Claims.
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