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inflation: Archive
Presidential Cycle Takes Center Stage as 2024 Election Ramps Up
by Bryan Hayes
What does history say about stock market returns in election years?
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Pre-Markets Trim Monday Rally; Trade Deficit Comes Down
by Mark Vickery
The S&P 500 put up its best single trading day since early November, and is within striking distance of fresh all-time highs.
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Jobs +216K, Unemployment 3.7%: Better than Expected
by Mark Vickery
If you're looking for data that will allow the Fed to put some slack in interest rates near-term, these numbers are a disappointment.
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Early 2024 Markets Sweep Up Excesses
by Mark Vickery
All major indices are in the red so far in the first trading week of 2024, with the small-cap Russell down nearly -5% in just three days.
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On Inflation Management and High Expectations
by Mark Vickery
If there's one sure way for the Fed to instigate an economic recession, it would be by keeping rates abnormally high for too long of a time.
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Jobs Week to Kick Off with JOLTS; Fed Minutes Today
by Mark Vickery
We'll also get private-sector payrolls from ADP (ADP) for December along with Weekly Jobless Claims tomorrow, and the all-important Employment Situation report Friday morning.
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Here Are 2023's Top-Performing Stocks From the S&P 500
by Bryan Hayes
Studying the top performers is a great way to prepare for the following year.
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On the Last Trading Day of 2023, Looking Ahead to Jobs Week
by Mark Vickery
As always, we look for clues as to where things are headed in 2024, and next week brings a fresh Jobs Week.
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Labor, Housing Stay Healthy Going into 2024
by Mark Vickery
The Dow is striking new all-time highs (not seen in almost two years, by the way), and the S&P is too, but we're still off November 2021 all-time highs on the Nasdaq and Russell.
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Santa Claus Rally Losing Steam; Jobless Claims Up a Bit
by Mark Vickery
The economy has done better than expected through 2023 -- how long can this continue?
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2023 Rewind: Technicals (Part 3)
by Andrew Rocco
On Wall Street, price action is king. 2023 provided plenty of valuable lessons to investors on the technical front.
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A Couple Important Points About 2024
by Mark Vickery
Bullishness in the market and economic structures for 2024 will not trigger a cut from the Fed.
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After Big Gains, Is a "Santa Claus Rally" Possible?
by Mark Vickery
Any Santa Claus rally from here would likely be a resuming of bullish narratives followed over the past couple weeks.
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Bouncing Back for the Day, Quarter and Full Year
by Mark Vickery
All in all, it's been a lovely couple months on the stock market; you can say Christmas came early this year.
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Bring on Santa! Economic Prints (Mostly) Favorable
by Mark Vickery
After Q3 GDP, jobless claims and Philly Fed, results in the markets have been to drive higher while yield rates on 2-year and 10-year Treasury bonds have been falling.
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Could Supply Chain Disruptions End the Party?
by Mark Vickery
It's likely some profit-booking going on in the sell-off, but it's always worth it to pay attention to what's going on.
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Housing Starts/Permits Healthy, Rally Continues
by Mark Vickery
Housing Starts results brought the best tally since May, and the second-highest print of the year.
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3 Highly Ranked Retail Stocks to Buy at Year's End
by Shaun Pruitt
Rising earnings estimates are a reminder that the impressive price performances of these retail stocks should continue as 2024 approaches.
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Pre-Markets Take Profits to Conclude Momentous Trading Week
by Mark Vickery
Melting inflation with relatively steady employment and increasing productivity have provided a recipe for a "soft landing."
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3 Exciting Small Cap Stocks with Dividend Yields Over 5%
by Shaun Pruitt
As broader markets continue to rally on the Fed's decision to leave rates unchanged, many small-cap stocks are joining the party.
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Economic Data Supports Fed Positivity
by Mark Vickery
We appear to be on the other side of the mountain, and market participants are rejoicing.
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Fed Keeps Rates Steady, Infers 3 Rate Cuts in 2024
by Mark Vickery
In just 10 minutes following the release of the FOMC statement this afternoon, major indices all leapt higher.
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PPI Flat Month Over Month, +2.0% Year Over Year
by Mark Vickery
Year over year PPI has come down precipitously, from +9.6% in April of 2022 and +5.7% in January of this year.
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4 Sector ETFs to Win Despite Slowing November Inflation Data
by Sanghamitra Saha
The annual inflation rate in the United States slowed to 3.1% in November 2023, the lowest reading in five months.
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What's the Fed Going to Say About All This Bullishness?
by Mark Vickery
Fed Chair Powell might make quick work of the notion of early 2024 rate cuts in a mere phrase or two.
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