PSCI News and Press, PowerShares S&P SmallCap Industrials Portfolio From 11/25/21

With the earlier rebound in industrial production, slightly accelerated growth in consumption, key indicators followed by the NBER BCDC look a little better than even a week ago. Consumption has not grown this fast (0.7%) since March 2021, when m/m growth was 4.5% (not annualized, in ...

If my assumption is correct, the COVID-19 crisis pushed the global markets into a 6+ month Summer, Autumn, and Winter seasonal cycle. My belief is the COVID-19 crisis created a full Kondratieff Seasonal rotation in the global markets. As we explore the Kondratieff Seasonal cycles ...

Christmas came early for retailers already experiencing a boom year. This, however, creates a bit of conundrum given that producers have suffered rather than flourished despite such great fortune at the top of the supply chain. In whichever location you look at, production has been at...

October data for the labor market and the industrial sector continue to paint a bright profile of recovery in absolute and relative terms vs. previous economic expansions. The good news is that the labor market is still rebounding at the strongest pace relative to previous US expansio...

Capacity utilization increased 1.2 points to 76.4 percent from 75.2 percent in September and is slightly above the January 2020 level of 76.1 percent. Manufacturing utilization rose 0.9 points to 76.7 percent, above the January 2020 level of 75.5 percent. Utility output, which is ...

AIER’s Leading Indicators Index fell for a seventh consecutive month in October, hitting the neutral 50 mark. The Roughly Coincident Indicators index fell for the second consecutive month following a run of six consecutive months at 100. Capacity utilization fell a full per...

Industrial production in US was surprisingly weak in September, falling a hefty 1.3% vs. the previous month – far below Econoday.com’s consensus point forecast for a moderate 0.2% rise. The recent weakness trims the trend’s strength, but the current industrial exp...

Industrial production was hit partly by after-effects of Hurricane Ida, and also (in manufacturing) by the reductions in auto production. Manufacturing also missed expectations, at -0.7% vs. +0.1% m/m not annualized. That’s two consecutive months of declines for both industrial...

Industrial production fell 1.3 percent in September. Capacity utilization fell a full percentage point to 75.2 percent from 76.2 percent in August and is below the February 2020 level of 76.3 percent. Industrial output showed broad weakness in September. For further details ...

Manufacturing input costs rose at an accelerated rate in September, increasing at one of the sharpest rates seen over the past decade as supply shortages were exacerbated by ever-higher shipping costs. Demand growth cooled, however, alleviating some of the upward pressure on prices, l...