Calculated Risk

JUNE 16, 2025

Tomorrow's Retail Sales data is capable of causing volatility in either direction, depending on the outcome. 30 year fixed 6.91% ] emphasis added Tuesday: • At 8:30 AM ET, Retail sales for May is scheduled to be released. 30 year fixed 6.91% ] emphasis added Tuesday: • At 8:30 AM ET, Retail sales for May is scheduled to be released.

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Calculated Risk

OCTOBER 14, 2022

On a monthly basis, retail sales were unchanged from August to September (seasonally adjusted), and sales were up 8.2 retail and food services sales for September 2022, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $684.0 This graph shows retail sales since 1992.

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The Big Picture

DECEMBER 11, 2023

billion in retail inventory losses in 2021 was not “attributable to organized retail crime.” That line is just another in a long series of falsehoods put forth by the professional b *s at the National Retail Federation. This costs retailers anywhere between $15-20 billion annually in the US. No, “ nearly half ” of $94.5

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Calculated Risk

APRIL 16, 2025

On a monthly basis, retail sales increased 1.4% retail and food services sales for March 2025, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $734.9 This graph shows retail sales since 1992. Retail sales ex-gasoline was up 1.7% percent from March 2024.

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Calculated Risk

APRIL 15, 2025

At 8:30 AM, Retail sales for March is scheduled to be released. increase in retail sales. Wednesday: At 7:00 AM ET, The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index. The consensus is for a 1.3% The consensus is for a 0.3%

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

Every year I track seasonal retail hiring for hints about holiday retail sales. At the bottom of this post is a graph showing the correlation between October seasonal hiring and holiday retail sales. Here is a graph of retail hiring for previous years based on the BLS employment report: Click on graph for larger image.

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Calculated Risk

JANUARY 16, 2025

On a monthly basis, retail sales increased 0.4% retail and food services sales for December 2024, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $729.2 This graph shows retail sales since 1992. Retail sales ex-gasoline was up 0.4% percent from December 2023.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

On a monthly basis, retail sales were up 0.6% retail and food services sales for December 2023, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $709.9 This graph shows retail sales since 1992. Retail sales ex-gasoline was up 0.7% percent from December 2022.

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

On a monthly basis, retail sales were up 0.7% retail and food services sales for September 2023, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $704.9 This graph shows retail sales since 1992. Retail sales ex-gasoline were up 0.7% percent from September 2022.

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APRIL 15, 2024

On a monthly basis, retail sales were up 0.7% retail and food services sales for March 2024, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $709.6 This graph shows retail sales since 1992. Retail sales ex-gasoline were up 0.6% percent from March 2023.

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Calculated Risk

MARCH 16, 2025

Weekend: Schedule for Week of March 16, 2025 FOMC Preview Monday: At 8:30 AM ET, Retail sales for February is scheduled to be released. increase in retail sales. The consensus is for a 0.7% Also at 8:30 AM, The New York Fed Empire State manufacturing survey for March. The consensus is for a reading of -2.0, down from 5.7.

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JUNE 17, 2025

On a monthly basis, retail sales decreased 0.9% retail and food services sales for May 2025, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $715.4 This graph shows retail sales since 1992. Retail sales ex-gasoline was down 0.8% percent from May 2024.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 9, 2025

RBC, Stifel and TD Ameritrade were also among the settling firms. They charged about $19 million when processing small-dollar equity transactions and trades.

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Wealth Management

JANUARY 27, 2025

The volume of fundraising for alternative investment vehicles through the retail channel reached $122 billion, reports Robert A. Stanger & Co.

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Wealth Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

One obstacle retail investors face is a lack of appropriate recommendations from their financial advisors, according to the FTSE Russell Wealth Survey.

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Calculated Risk

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Unemployment Rate Seasonal Retail Hiring Typically, retail companies start hiring for the holiday season in October, and really increase hiring in November. Here is a graph that shows the historical net retail jobs added for October, November and December by year. This graph really shows the collapse in retail hiring in 2008.

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MAY 14, 2025

Also at 8:30 AM, Retail sales for April are scheduled to be released. increase in retail sales. Thursday: At 8:30 AM ET, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for initial claims of 230 thousand, up from 228 thousand last week. The consensus is for 0.1% The consensus is for a 0.3%

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Wealth Management

JUNE 17, 2024

After suffering outflows in January, these long-only systematic funds popular with the retail crowd have now enjoyed five consecutive months of inflows and are on track to beat 2023’s haul.

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Calculated Risk

JANUARY 6, 2025

Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Moody's: Apartment Vacancy Rate Increased in Q4; Office Vacancy Rate at Record High A brief excerpt: From Moodys Analytics Economists: Multifamily Continued to Defy the Supply Shock, Offices Vacancy Rate Broke Another Record, Retail Rents Drift Higher with Tight Supply, And Industrial Maintains (..)

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Retail 267

Wealth Management

JUNE 26, 2025

UBS Group is the distribution platform for Carlyle’s initiative, giving the Swiss bank’s network of wealthy individuals and financial advisors a piece of Carlyle’s bets.

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Calculated Risk

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

From BofA: Next week, we will initiate our 4Q GDP tracker with the October retail sales print and Oct industrial production and Sep business inventories. We're performing better than all of our global peers. Ultimately, if you look at the U.S. economy, its performance has been very good." percent on November 7, up from 2.4

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Retail Economy Sales 260

Wealth Management

JUNE 10, 2025

Congress seems set to open the private markets to retail investors next year, reports Barron’s. Assets held in crypto funds reached a record high last month as investors hedged against volatility, according to Reuters. These are among the investment must reads we found this week for financial advisors.

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Wealth Management

AUGUST 8, 2024

In recent earnings calls, both alternative asset managers provided updates on their respective products as they plan to enter an increasingly crowded playing field.

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Calculated Risk

MARCH 15, 2025

The key reports this week are February Retail sales, Housing Starts and Existing Home Sales. increase in retail sales. This graph shows retail sales since 1992. This is monthly retail sales and food service, seasonally adjusted (total and ex-gasoline). The FOMC meets this week, and no change to policy is expected.

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Wealth Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Gamified trading apps and niche ETFs have a cost that’s harder to spot but is little different from the damage inflicted on portfolios by high fees.

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Wealth Management

AUGUST 22, 2024

The segment is just ahead of interval funds among limited liquidity vehicles, according to Robert A. Stanger & Co.

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Retail 287

Calculated Risk

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

The key reports this week are January CPI and Retail sales. 11:00 AM: NY Fed: Q4 Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit -- Friday, February 14th -- 8:30 AM: Retail sales for January is scheduled to be released. The consensus is for a no change in retail sales. This graph shows retail sales since 1992.

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The alternative asset manager is launching its first interval fund and serving as a core independent manager on another as it looks to develop new products.

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Calculated Risk

JULY 12, 2025

The key reports this week are June CPI, Retail Sales and Housing Starts. 8:30 AM: Retail sales for June is scheduled to be released. increase in retail sales. This graph shows retail sales since 1992. This is monthly retail sales and food service, seasonally adjusted (total and ex-gasoline). increase in core CPI.

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Retail Manufacturing Sales Economics 147

Wealth Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Fidelity's Mike Scarsciotti discusses the growing popularity of ETFs, the resurgence of active management and the evolving approaches to asset allocation.

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Wealth Management Asset Allocation Management Retail 289

Calculated Risk

JUNE 14, 2025

The key reports this week are May Retail Sales and Housing Starts. up from -9.2. -- Tuesday, June 17th -- 8:30 AM: Retail sales for May is scheduled to be released. decrease in retail sales. This graph shows retail sales since 1992. The consensus is for a reading of -6.0, The consensus is for a 0.5%

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Calculated Risk

APRIL 4, 2025

Employment also increased in retail trade, partially reflecting the return of workers from a strike. From the BLS: Employment Situation Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 228,000 in March, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Federal government employment declined.

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Wealth Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Revolut Invest will offer nearly 5,000 assets on debut, including US and European stocks, exchange-traded funds, commodities and bonds, as well as new products such as contracts for difference.

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The Big Picture

MAY 21, 2025

.” In the spirit of this woefully misguided — but not atypical — exercise in the Dunning-Kruger effect , I want to share a briefexcerpt from the new book: Sorry, Steve: heres Why Apple Stores Wont Work A year after Fortunes Cisco debacle, BusinessWeek published a story on Apples foray into retail stores.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Also in industry news this week: Why the announced acquisition of RIA custodian TradePMR by retail brokerage firm Robinhood could prove to be a boon for RIAs on TradePMR's platform, who could receive a wave of referrals from Robinhood's massive base of next-generation retail clients How Morningstar is cutting the "Medalist Ratings" of thousands of (..)

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Alpha Architect

JUNE 30, 2025

Reaching for Yield: What Retail Investors Do When Rates Drop was originally published at Alpha Architect. Younger and less-wealthy individuals are more prone to increasing their exposure to riskier assets in low-interest environments. Investors experiencing losses are more likely to seek higher yields.

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Wealth Management

JULY 24, 2024

Stanger & Co. raised its forecast for the year after strong inflows during the first half of 2024.

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