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http://MikesDailyMarketReport.com: A lot on the Economic Calendar today! Starting off with the Personal Income for the month of May, which was up 0.5%; whereas, Consumer Spending was up 0.4% in May. Personal Consumption Expenditure was Up 0.2%, as was the Core PCE (also called Core Inflation) Up ...
06/28/2019
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http://MikesDailyMarketReport.com: Initial Jobless Claims rose to 227k this week, along with a revision of 1k to last week's numbers from 216k to 217k. The Final Revision for the Q1 GDP remained at 3.1%. It will be interesting to see what Q2 provides. Q1 was a lot of build up of Inventories durin...
06/27/2019
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http://MikesDailyMarketReport.com: Durable Goods Orders are still dragging, as Boeing's (737 Max) woes continue to bring down those numbers. April's numbers were revised lower, as the revision led from -2.1% to -2.8%; and it declined 1.3% in May. However, if you remove Transportation, then it imp...
06/26/2019
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http://MikesDailyMarketReport.com: A few items on the Economic Calendar to report this morning. First up is the Case Shiller HPI for April. Home Prices dropped from 3.7% YoY to 3.5% YoY. Consumer Confidence Index dropped from 131.3 in May to 121.5 in June. Much bigger than our forecast of 130.4. ...
06/25/2019
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http:MikesDailyMarketReport.com: The Economic Calendar is light today, so the Geo-Political will have the most affect on the Markets today. Stocks are in Mixed Territory, as NASDAQ is currently in the Red. Investors are looking ahead to the G20 Summit in Japan, which begins Friday, when it is exp...
06/24/2019
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http://MikesDailyMarketReport.com: Both Manufacturing and Services Sectors are shrinking according to the Markit Flash PMI Indices. The Markit Flash Manufacturing PMI dropped from 50.5 in May to 50.1 in June. The Markit Flash Services PMI dropped from 50.9 in May to 50.7 in June. Anything above 5...
06/21/2019
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http://MikesDailyMarketReport.com: Initial Jobless Claims dropped from the previous week of 222k to 216k for this week's data. This week's data is important becuase it is being used by the Bureau of Labor Statistic's (BLS) Job Numbers for June, which will be released on July 5th. The lower number...
06/20/2019
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http://MikesDailyMarketReport.com: Today is Fed Day! The Fed wraps up it's 2 day meeting and will provide their decision around 11am PST today, so expect some Market Volatility. All eyes are on the Fed today, as they await their decision. The sentiment is the Fed will set the stage for a July Rat...
06/19/2019
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http://MikesDailyMarketReport.com: Housing Starts came in at 1.27 million annualized units for May compared to a revised (higher) 1.29 million annualized units in April. The revision shows it dropped; but without the revision, it would have rose. Building Permits remained unchanged from April to ...
06/18/2019
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http://MikesDailyMarketReport.com: Manufacturing in the NY region had one of it's worst declines in June, according to the Empire State Index, which went from 17.8 in May to -8.6 in June. Also, confidence is starting to wane with Home Builders, as the NAHB Home Builder Index, which is a survey t...
06/17/2019
