CLIX News and Press, ProShares Long Online/Short Stores From 03/02/21

Real Retail Sales report a sharp increase for January after a short correction following consumers stocking up for the COVID lockdowns. Gasoline prices, which have risen sharply from RBOB Gasoline $1.41/gal to $1.59/gal in January 2020, actually fell as part of the mix in this report,...

After 3 months of declines, we saw a huge upturn in retail sales in January. Before adjusting for inflation, retail sales jumped 5.3%. After adjusting for inflation, sales were up 5.0% to a new all-time high. This is very good news and adds to the evidence that once the pandemic i...

Headline sales came in at 5.3% month-over-month to one decimal and was well above the Investing.com forecast of 1.1%. Core sales (ex Autos) came in at 5.9% MoM. January headline and core sales were up and better than forecasts. For further details see: Retail Sales Up 5....

The injection of stipends account for the boosted spending in January 2021. Unadjusted, total retail sales rose 5.80% year-over-year last month. Consumer spending which didn't happen during the final three months of 2020 was made up in the first one of 2021. For further deta...

Retail sales and food-services spending jumped 5.3 percent in January following 3 consecutive declines from October through December. Core retail sales, which exclude motor vehicle dealers and gasoline retailers, posted a sharp 6.1 percent surge for the month following decreases of 2....

For the second consecutive month, mutual fund investors were net purchasers of fund assets, injecting $28.0 billion into the conventional funds business for January. Fixed income funds (+$80.0 billion for January, another monthly record) witnessed net inflows for the ninth month in a ...

Risk assets continued their historic run last week with EM equities and commodities leading the way. Bonds sold off as the 10-year Treasury note yield broke above 1.20% for the first time since the lows last spring. The 10-year TIPS yield closed the week at 1.02%, near the all-tim...

I generally think about retail as sitting on a spectrum from logistics to experience. E-commerce began at the logistics end, as a new and (sometimes) more efficient way to get something. It's not always more efficient. The right logistics in retail is a matter of algebra. ...

Retail sales were surprisingly strong in 2020. Factors driving consumer spending in 2021 include vaccines, government support and stimulus, jobs, and pent-up demand for services. Bruinsma: Next winners could be in travel, restaurants and apparel/footwear as the economy re-opens. ...

Last week, the 10-year Treasury bond yield continued to rise, as last Tuesday's bond auction had a lackluster bid-to-cover ratio of 2.47. This means that the Fed is going to have to do more quantitative easing or the federal government is going to have to curtail its spending. The Fed...