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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. The September retail and food services sales data underlined the economy’s momentum. annualized pace over the last three months. in the third quarter.

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Market Commentary: Reasons To Be Thankful

Carson Wealth

Many economists believed factors such as the yield curve, M2 money supply, the Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indicators (LEI), and credit markets indicated trouble was coming and the consumer was cracking. In fact, retail sales and food services are running at 5% above pre-pandemic trends, with no sign of slowing down.

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Market Commentary: More Seasonal Choppiness

Carson Wealth

At the same time, we do not expect Fed members to even hint that they’re thinking about cutting rates any time soon, especially since the economy continues to show strength, as evidenced by relatively strong retail sales and industrial production data last week.

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ESAF Small Finance Bank IPO Review – GMP, Details, Price & More

Trade Brains

As of 2023, it operates through a network of 700 banking outlets, 767 customer service centres, and 559 ATMs across 21 states and two union territories, serving 7.15 ESAF Bank offers a range of products including micro loans, retail loans, MSME loans, loans to financial institutions, and agricultural loans. million customers.

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Market Commentary: Volatility Is the Toll We Pay

Carson Wealth

Credit markets continue to show very few signs of economic stress. Recent economic data from China show that the world’s second largest economy is in trouble. Much of China’s economic growth is driven by real estate investment, which has pulled back significantly. and financial markets. Retail sales are up just 2.5%

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Market Commentary: Checking In on Market Fundamentals

Carson Wealth

Payroll growth in the goods-producing sector, along with retail trade and leisure and hospitality, saw 109,000 jobs created in March. The good news is there’s nothing in the economic data that suggests we’re on the verge of a labor-market-induced inflation surge. However, cyclical areas are bouncing back. last April to 3.9%

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Market Commentary: Weak Seasonality Still in Play

Carson Wealth

Retail sales surged in July and are up 5% over the past three months after adjusting for prices. Resilient Economy May Be Accelerating Another month, another slew of economic data that not only shows the economy is resilient, but also that it may be accelerating. Retail sales and food services rose 0.7%