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Market Commentary: 7 Reasons the Bull Market Is Alive and Well

Carson Wealth

Economic data remains supportive, according to the Carson Leading Economic Indicator, which is pointing to above-trend growth. This is why we have our own Carson Leading Economic Indicator (LEI) for the U.S. The banking system has held up, and economic growth has run ahead of the pre-pandemic 2010-2019 trend.

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Market Commentary: Another October Low Forming?

Carson Wealth

Retail and food service sales have increased at an 8.6% Economic indicators across consumption, income, industry and the labor market don’t point to a recession. Fast forward 12 months and not only did we not have a recession, but economic growth has accelerated over the past quarter and is showing strong momentum as we head into 2024.

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Market Commentary: Is “Sell in May” Still Relevant?

Carson Wealth

in the first quarter, well above the 2010-2019 average pace of 2.4%. Here’s the Big Picture As noted above, economic growth remains strong when factoring in the most important parts of the economy: household consumption, investment, and even government spending. Think of it like core GDP. in the first quarter.

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Market Commentary: Good News Is Good News

Carson Wealth

In 2022, positive economic data typically led to a sell-off in the stock market, and weak data often led to a rally. Strong economic growth and better data should be viewed positively, as it shows the economy isn’t falling into a recession. That’s well above the 2010-2019 average of 2.4% And that is what is happening now.

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Market Commentary: A Closer Look at the Stock Market’s Reaction to Major Geopolitical Events

Carson Wealth

Economic Growth Remains Solid, As Does the Outlook While inflation data for Q1 was hot, albeit for idiosyncratic reasons, we also received the following: Strong employment data, with payroll growth accelerating from last year and layoffs low. For perspective, the 2010-2019 average pace was 2.4%. That is above 3.5% public and private.

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Market Commentary: The Dow’s on a Winning Streak

Carson Wealth

We just received a tremendous amount of data to round out the economic picture in the second quarter (Q2). All This Points to Strong Economic Growth The Atlanta Fed puts out a “nowcast” of quarterly real GDP growth that is updated with major economic data releases. It’s a Bird. It’s a Plane! It’s … the U.S. over the past year.

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Market Commentary: Slow Start For Stocks Despite Solid Job Gains

Carson Wealth

In fact, the average annual number of jobs gained from 2010-2019 was 2.2 In fact, monthly job creation averaged 163,000 in 2019, which was a year of solid economic growth. The economic numbers continue to suggest there will be no recession in 2024, with a very reasonable margin of error. While that is lower than the 4.8