Posts Tagged ‘Gas Prices’

View PDF Version THE WEEK IN REVIEW: July 4 – July 10 Markets post a strong week on hopes Fed will ease The markets were going strong last week, buoyed by hopes that concerns over a slowing economy would be the catalyst for the Federal Reserve to back off raising rates. In case you haven’t…

View PDF Version THE WEEK IN REVIEW: June 26– July 2 One step forward, two steps back for markets After locking in solid gains the previous week, markets headed the wrong direction last week over increased worries the Federal Reserve’s inflation battle would push the U.S. into a recession. The concern spiked after Fed Chair…

View PDF Version THE WEEK IN REVIEW: June 19 – June 25 Finally! A positive week for markets After finishing down in the past 10 of 11 weeks, markets finally showed signs of life last week. A sharp rally helped boost the S&P 500 out of bear market territory, while the Dow added more than…

View PDF Version THE WEEK IN REVIEW: June 12 – June 18 The Fed disappoints – again The markets had another rough week, but the news last week was all about the Federal Reserve meeting. After the red-hot Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) readings, it was leaked the Fed would move…

View PDF Version THE WEEK IN REVIEW: June 5 – June 11 Inflation gets worse The Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed back to 8.6% after dipping to 8.3% in May, setting a new 40-year high. (The previous recent high was 8.5% in March.) So much for peaking inflation; it seems we’re heading in the wrong…

View PDF Version Strong jobs report leaves Fed with no reason to pause its plans When strong jobs growth is bad for markets There are plenty of open jobs — but job growth is slowing. Last Friday’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) situation showed that job growth is still there. We added 390,000 new jobs…

View PDF Version Markets drop for the 8th consecutive week Entering the lair o’ the bear Although earnings season is ending, there were some pretty prominent firms reporting last week that concerned the markets. Home Depot posted some solid earnings, leading to the only decent day last week. But the Home Depot report was bookended…

View PDF Version Inflation remains stubbornly high while markets sink No real relief from inflation There was a lot of anticipation that last week’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) readings for April would yield some encouragement on the inflation front. Although the CPI deviated slightly downward from March’s 8.5% reading, it’s…