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Fed's Beige Book: "Economic activity increased slightly to moderately"

Calculated Risk

Manufacturing decreased slightly on net, and a number of Districts said manufacturers were stockpiling inventories in anticipation of higher tariffs. The nonfinancial services sector grew slightly overall, with Districts highlighting growth in leisure and hospitality and transportation, notably air travel.

Economics 162
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Market Commentary: S&P 500 Approaching All-Time High but US Economic Momentum Slowing

Carson Wealth

It is the second oldest index (the Dow Jones Transportation Average is older) and was first calculated on May 26, 1896 by Charles Dow, co-founder of both the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones & Company. If you’re well above this number, you can be fairly sure job growth is positive. Happy Birthday, Papa Dow! What does that mean?

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Market Commentary: Stocks Stall but More Signs Inflation Has Normalized

Carson Wealth

These numbers are clearly over the Feds 2% target. As you saw from the numbers above, inflation really isnt a problem anymore. The NASDAQ 100 Index includes publicly-traded companies from most sectors in the global economy, the major exception being financial services. Headline CPI rose 0.3% and is up 2.7% from last year.

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Transcript: Apollo’s Torsten Slok

The Big Picture

But in fact, it is still the case that if you think about it, well hotel costs are important for a number of different reasons. And this has raised a number of important questions in financial markets. Even the last non-farm payrolls number we got was of course also very strong. Why are we looking at this?

Economy 257
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2 Stocks to buy now for an upside of up to 24%; Recommended by Trade Brains portal – June 17

Trade Brains

Additionally, the sector is regulated under the Sugar (Control) Order, which mandates stock limits, transportation norms, and controlled sales, along with the government-fixed Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) for sugarcane. Gains of up to 2 percent were reported by the biggest corporations, including Oracle Financial Services, Infosys Ltd.,

Retail 59
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Market Commentary: Dow Hits 40,000 As Inflation Numbers Improve

Carson Wealth

April inflation data confirmed there is no need to panic about the first-quarter numbers. The NASDAQ 100 Index includes publicly-traded companies from most sectors in the global economy, the major exception being financial services. New highs scare many investors, but history suggests more new highs will follow.

Numbers 97
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Market Commentary: More Reasons We Think This Bull Market Has Plenty of Life Left

Carson Wealth

Consumer strength, especially a rebound in goods spending, supported the upside surprise, while transportation equipment and defense spending investment were also strong. For markets, GDP is typically one of the least important economic data points because the numbers are relatively stale. compared to a consensus expectation of 2.0%.