PSCD News and Press, PowerShares S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary Pf From 05/18/24

2024-05-18 07:00:00 ET Summary Edward Yardeni, President of Yardeni Research, has been - and remains - bullish on the stock market given a Federal Reserve that will likely retreat to the sidelines, strong consumer spending, and a solid growth outlook. Jose Torres, Senior Economist...

2024-05-16 14:30:00 ET Summary US CPI improves the inflation picture. US inflation is improving but some aspects are still troubling for the Fed. What the US bond market tells us about the outlook for rates. ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha ...

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...

2024-04-12 14:41:16 ET Summary ODP Corporation's stock has underperformed its peers in the small-cap discretionary space over the past 6 months, but we think there's potential for this to change. Topline dynamics in H2 could pick up, whilst management continues to do well on the b...

2024-04-11 11:27:00 ET More on Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF XLY Will Continue To Be Fueled By Resilient Consumer Spending In 2024 XLY: Consumer Discretionary Rebound May Reverse As Retail Sales Crash Consumer discretionary was the most net sold secto...

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, ...

2024-03-26 06:40:00 ET Summary Inflation, interest rates, and the markets. What corporate earnings tell us about the US economy. Investment opportunities beyond the tech space. ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Wh...