FDIS News and Press, Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index From 02/21/24

2024-02-21 03:24:00 ET Summary Total US ecommerce sales in Q4 jumped by 7.2% year-over-year to a record $325 billion, not seasonally adjusted, according to the Census Bureau today. At Walmart US, ecommerce sales soared by 17% year-over-year, while total Walmart US sales, including...

2024-02-21 03:03:00 ET Summary The LSEG U.S. Retail and Restaurant Q4 earnings index, which tracks changes in the growth rate of earnings within the sector, is expected to show a 33.7% growth over last year’s levels. Within the Broadline Retail sector, Amazon already record...

2024-02-17 02:40:00 ET Summary This week was particularly trying, and most of all for the masses tethered to the “6 in ’24” narrative proclaiming six Fed funds rate cuts in 2024. Many of the categories that make up typical household budgets saw price gains in ...

2024-02-16 03:30:00 ET Summary January and February are the worst months of the year for retail sales overall; December is the best month of the year. In January 2024, retail sales plunged by 16.6% from December. For non-store retailers (mostly ecommerce), the best month by fa...

2024-02-15 11:45:00 ET Summary January retail sales and manufacturing output were quite a lot weaker than expected, but we are coming off strong levels after upside surprises in late 2023. The outlook remains one of a slowing growth story as high borrowing costs, tight credit cond...

2024-02-11 20:14:53 ET Summary The consumer discretionary sector is lagging behind the SP500. In 2024, there will be the European Soccer Championship in June and the Olympic Games in July. Some of the sportswear manufacturers seem to be trading at great value in a statisticall...

2024-01-30 12:58:12 ET More on Markets We think stock momentum can run for now - BlackRock Tesla among top 10 most oversold stocks on Wall Street Oil breaks above technical resistance and has upside room to $85 per barrel - BTIG Inflation, politics and househ...

2024-01-24 23:40:00 ET Summary December Retail Sales were impressive, generally topping economists' estimates. Three Consumer Discretionary companies provided earnings updates earlier this month. Spotting key volatility catalysts on the calendar is key ahead of the retail repo...

2024-01-18 22:35:00 ET Summary U.S. December retail sales came in stronger than expected. Retail and food services were up 0.6% month-over-month, and the ex-autos category up 0.4% m/m. Two categories that stood out in December were clothing & clothing accessories stores, where...

2024-01-17 11:12:00 ET Summary The jobs market is tight, inflation is above target, consumer spending is holding up and recent Fed commentary suggests they are in no hurry to loosen policy. As such, we continue to favour May as the start point for interest rate cuts rather than Ma...