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A Cooler Start to the Trading Week; TSN Mixed, SAVE Misses
by Mark Vickery
This week, we see some monthly reports on consumer activity and a lot of speeches from Fed members, but that???s about it.
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Pre-Markets Blossom on Goldilocks Jobs Data
by Mark Vickery
175K new jobs and +0.2% wage growth are both lower than expected but still clearly positive.
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ADP Reports Still-Strong Labor Market; MA, EL Beat
by Mark Vickery
Off lows of late '23 and early '24, private-sector jobs growth looks to be warming up again.
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Is "Bad News" Still "Good News" for the Market?
by Mark Vickery
If we're looking for the Fed to lower interest rates, don't we need softer economic data like what we saw today?
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Jobless Claims Low & Steady, Philly Fed Surprises Higher
by Mark Vickery
Initial Jobless Claims remain the steadiest of all employment metrics over the past six months or so.
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Pre-Markets Salved by Mixed PPI, Low Jobless Claims
by Mark Vickery
Pre-market indices shrank their further sell-off levels to mixed, almost instantaneously with the release of March PPI figures.
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BLS Jobs +303K, Higher than Expected; Pre-Markets OK
by Mark Vickery
The Unemployment Rate ticked down to 3.8% from the 3.9% posted a month ago.
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Alerted - Not Alarmed - By Market Pullback
by Mark Vickery
A -2% pullback might be seen as a re-firming of saner valuations considering these myriad issues in play.
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Jobless Claims Bump Higher, Trade Deficit Sinks Lower
by Mark Vickery
221K new jobless claims is a notable jump from the 213K expected, and the highest figure in 10 weeks.
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Cursed with a Good Economy: ADP Jumps to +184K
by Mark Vickery
This is the highest monthly ADP read since July; the trailing six months only averaged 127K.
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Markets Slide Further from Last Week's Highs; JOLTS Up Slightly
by Mark Vickery
Tomorrow morning brings us monthly private-sector jobs totals from ADP, and here we get an accurate assessment of the labor market.
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Pre-Market Futures Lower Ahead of JOLTS, U.S. Auto Sales
by Mark Vickery
Markets look to start a new trading day in the red after closing lower Monday. Bond yields, gold and oil are all up.
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Markets Turn Tepid to Start a New Quarter
by Mark Vickery
By Friday afternoon, we'll have a lot more understanding about the U.S. economy than we do right now.
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GDP Up to +3.4%, Jobless Claims Down to 210K
by Mark Vickery
Strong economic figures like these may cause the Fed to wait even longer before lowering interest rates.
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Good Days for the Market, Employment & More
by Mark Vickery
Jobless Claims, Philly Fed and Current Account Balance are all better than analysts had projected. Pre-markets are up again.
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"Hold Onto Your Hockey Sticks" - Econ Data All Surprises (revised)
by Mark Vickery
We have lots of economic data out before today's opening bell, and all of it is surprising.
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"Hold Onto Your Hockey Sticks" - Econ Data All Surprises
by Mark Vickery
We have lots of economic data out before today's opening bell, and all of it is surprising.
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BLS Jobs Headline Pops, Moderating Elsewhere
by Mark Vickery
+275K new jobs is a big jump from expectations, but more than made up for with a downward January revision.
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A Wrap for Powell, but Big Late Trading Day
by Mark Vickery
Of the four major indices, only the Dow is in the red over the past five trading days.
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Pre-Markets Up on Jobless Claims, Productivity, etc.
by Mark Vickery
Following new jobless claims, productivity and trade balance data, the Dow is +90 points, the S&P 500 is +20 and the Nasdaq +110 points at this hour.
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Markets Up but Off Session Highs: JOLTS, Beige Book Flat
by Mark Vickery
Tomorrow morning brings us more economic grist for the mill, with Weekly Jobless Claims, a revision to Q4 Productivity and a new Trade Deficit.
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ADP Jobs +140K, but Part-Time Work Is Rising
by Mark Vickery
A headline number of +140K is below consensus expectations of +150K, but still +29K month over month.
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Markets Sell Off Ahead of Jobs & Powell News
by Mark Vickery
Private-sector payrolls for February and Fed Chair Powell's testimony before the House will headline a busy day for economic data Wednesday.
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Target, NIO Beat; "Jobs Week" Starts Tomorrow
by Mark Vickery
What we're seeing in today's pre-market is continued light selling, akin to Monday's overall trading attitude.
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A New Nonfarm Payroll Number: Global Week Ahead
by John Blank
Signs of continued jobs market strength or a hawkish message from the Fed could make it harder for investors to shrug off concerns about interest rates.
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