FDIS News and Press, Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index From 08/15/23

2023-08-15 23:12:00 ET Summary Retail sales provided another upside data surprise and indicates a 3% annualised GDP growth rate is possible for the third quarter. However, higher consumer borrowing costs, reduced credit availability, the exhausting of pandemic-era savings and the ...

2023-08-15 10:07:16 ET Jefferies' equity research team upgraded its year-end S&P 500 ( SP500 ) target on Tuesday morning as the financial institution noted tailwinds from easing inflation, positive economic surprises and earnings downgrades that have faded. “Our new base ...

2023-08-15 05:45:00 ET Summary The Leisure Products group is hampered by difficult year-over-year earnings comparisons. Consumers continue to feel the pressure of higher food prices on their spending power and continue to gravitate towards the discounters for everyday low prices. ...

2023-08-11 03:25:00 ET Summary The back-to-school shopping season is looking softer this year but still earns a "passing" grade in our forecast. This year, thanks to renewed consumer confidence and rising incomes, back-to-school sales are forecasted to grow 1.8% to $978 billion. ...

2023-08-09 19:35:00 ET Summary Recent Retail Sales data figures have been mixed, but corporate executives are optimistic about the state of the consumer. The next month is expected to boast record school-related and college spending – the most important retail season of the...

2023-08-01 05:15:00 ET Summary It’s Q2 earnings season, and many of our stocks are already exhibiting relative strength, which is a sign that money is gravitating to companies that will post the strongest quarterly results and the best future guidance. We’re finally ...

2023-08-01 03:35:00 ET Summary As we think about this year, I think one of the things that we need to be mindful of is this idea of this is still an economic environment that is still under pressure from exceptionally fast tightening and monitory policy. This year, we've seen not ...

2023-07-25 01:30:00 ET Summary Why the stock market gains we're seeing may not be telling the whole story. Investors may have been too focused on market capitalization in the first half. Finding opportunities in the healthcare sector. The strong market performance ...

2023-07-19 21:30:00 ET Summary Adding another positive data point to others indicating economic expansion is the Trucking Tonnage Index. This is a volatile series that should only be monitored as a multi-month trend and in conjunction with other related economic series. The Ju...

2023-07-19 12:30:00 ET Summary Retailers have a problem. Prices are no longer easy to jack up. Inflation shifted to services last year, where it still rages. Retail sales rose 0.2% in June from May, after the upwardly revised 0.5% jump in May from April, and 1.5% from a year ago, ...