RXI News and Press, iShares Global Consumer Discretionary From 03/17/23

2023-03-17 04:30:00 ET Summary The Q4 2022 blended earnings growth estimate now stands at -21.5%. For Q4 2022, eight out of the 11 consumer-related industries have turned negative. Retailers are reporting earnings and are warning us not to expect too much from them for the cur...

2023-03-16 21:41:00 ET Summary Real Personal Income and Retail Sales have been holding at recent highs despite voluminous calls for recession and claims that consumers have pulled back spending. We should be surprised that post-lockdown spending has held up as well as it has and s...

2023-03-15 22:12:00 ET Summary Retail sales in February dipped 0.4% from the huge spike in January, to $698 billion. So is this tiny dip in February off the huge spike in January a sign that consumers are tapped out? Consumers are still spending like drunken sailors, especiall...

2023-03-10 02:52:00 ET Summary Inflation is not moving down as much as people are anticipating. Labor is showing signs of resilience and strength. The leading indicators are telling us that although things are looking good now, that may not hold up as we get to the back half o...

Summary As Europe strives to end its reliance on Russian crude oil, the future does not look good for Russia. Sadly, the Biden Administration is still playing politics with our Strategic Petroleum Reserve. In the wake of stunning January retail sales report, most economists will be ...

Summary To date, 103 of the 201 companies in our Retail/Restaurant Index have reported their EPS results for Q4 2022, representing 51% of the index. All eyes are on Walmart and Home Depot as they kick off Q4 retail earnings season. Walmart’s e-commerce is expected to grow a r...

Summary Larger surprises were in vehicle and restaurant sales as economic activity continues to exit the COVID era. Unexpected and significant retail sales gains occurred in vehicle sales and restaurants. Past economies have expanded at much higher rates. Real Retail Sales...

Summary Economists were expecting a sharp recovery in US retail spending in January, but the actual number blew past even the most optimistic forecast. The strength in retail spending and payrolls in January conflicts with a variety of broad business-cycle indicators that reflect a weak...

Summary The past gap between consumer income and spending - savings - presents the most important factor for expenditures in 2023-2024, though interest rates and the prospect of recession will both play a role in spending decisions. So far aggregate consumer spending has held up fairly ...

Summary Over the past couple of months, we have seen a clear downtrend emerge in the coincident measure of economic growth, suggesting we are on the path to recession. Inflation is also clearly rolling over. However, this is not the case within the labour market nor the services sector,...