PSCC News and Press, PowerShares S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples Ptf From 05/03/24

2024-05-03 07:40:00 ET Summary Following last year's strong close, first quarter returns for the capital markets were driven by hope and a measure of fear. The bond market did not fare as well, beginning first with the Fed urging caution about the timing and magnitude of rate cuts...

2024-04-27 23:11:00 ET Summary The latest retail sales data suggests a robust consumer, leading economists to become even more optimistic about more robust economic growth this year. Retail sales data was extraordinarily weak from October to January, the traditionally strongest sh...

2024-04-16 09:35:00 ET Summary Retail sales in March increased by 0.7% seasonally adjusted, with a year-over-year jump of 4.0%. Ecommerce, food services, miscellaneous retailers, and general merchandise retailers were the biggest drivers of growth. Some brick-and-mortar retail...

2024-04-16 07:00:00 ET Summary U.S. retail sales smashed expectations in March, with total sales up 0.7%, ex-autos up 1.1%, and the control group up 1.1% as well. Non-store retailers and bars and restaurants saw the biggest year/year increase of 11.3% and 6.5%, respectively. F...

2024-04-16 03:39:00 ET Summary Remarkably strong retail sales numbers for March contradict somewhat weaker survey and credit card spending evidence. But with jobs, inflation, and activity all beating expectations, the Federal Reserve is in no position to carry through with interes...

2024-04-15 09:50:00 ET Summary Powerful investment themes, such as AI, can capture the market’s collective imagination. Taken to an extreme, however, they can also trigger distortions across and within the markets. In our 2Q 2024 Equity Outlook, we examine key historic dist...

2024-03-29 04:58:00 ET Summary Corporate pre-tax profits in all non-financial domestic industries combined jumped by 5.6% in Q4 from Q3. The BEA’s measure of corporate profits tracks profits from current production by all businesses that have to file corporate tax returns, ...

2024-03-19 09:20:41 ET More on Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II - Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples ETF Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Invesco SmallCap Consumer Staples ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.1311

2024-03-18 15:40:00 ET Summary The consumer, or personal consumption, accounts for nearly 70% of U.S. GDP and for that reason it is important to evaluate the overall health of the consumer. Since September of last year, the overall level of retail sales has stalled, although a sli...

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