PSCD News and Press, PowerShares S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary Pf From 12/19/23

2023-12-19 07:45:00 ET Summary CPI rose by 0.1% in November and 3.1% in the past 12 months. Excluding food and energy, the core CPI rose 0.3% in November and 4% in the past 12 months. The Fed will keep rates steady until inflation approaches 2%. The ECB followed the Fed’...

2023-12-01 04:25:00 ET Summary Outlook for retail stocks amid economic uncertainty. Will shoppers keep spending even with inflation high? What to expect this holiday shopping season. Retailers are hoping for a boost from this year's holiday shopping season even as ...

2023-11-30 00:10:00 ET Summary A strong Q3 earnings season is in the books, and the focus turns to what near-term consumer shifts may be brewing. Costco and The Buckle provide their usual monthly same-store sales reports this week. Global automakers also post production and sa...

2023-11-29 22:25:00 ET Summary Are Canadian shoppers likely to keep shopping through the holidays? How Canadian consumers compare to their US counterparts. The problem with Canada's high household debt troubles. With the holiday shopping season underway, the ...

2023-11-27 04:00:27 ET Black Friday online shoppers in the U.S. spent a record $9.8B, according to Adobe Analytics, up 7.5% from a year ago, a bright spot for retailers that are expecting muted sales this holiday season. The record spending , which was widely expected , was...

2023-11-24 23:35:00 ET Summary Spending for the entire holiday season is only set to rise 1.4% over last year’s sales levels. The LSEG U.S. Retail and Restaurant index is only expected to show a 1.4% revenue growth over last year’s Q4 levels. The estimated earnin...

2023-11-24 22:30:00 ET Summary When considering the broad picture of consumer spending in the United States, many assume the holiday season accounts for a significant percentage of total consumer spending. When considering retail alone, holiday season sales are indeed substantial,...

2023-11-24 05:35:33 ET More on the consumer sector Holiday sales are expected to come in better than feared - watch these stocks Walmart to speed online order deliveries through parcel stations Consumers plan to buy same amount for Thanksgiving, but p...

2023-11-23 01:30:00 ET Summary Slowing inflation and strong growth of GDP are set to keep labor markets tight, wages growing and consumers spending in 2023. According to a new analysis from S&P Global Market Intelligence, retail sales are on track to outpace expectations this ...

2023-11-22 02:15:00 ET Summary Q3 earnings season had many familiar refrains relative to the year’s first two quarters. One difference was a return to positive earnings growth for the first time since Q3 2022. Not unlike the first two quarters of the year, earnings for ...