RXI News and Press, iShares Global Consumer Discretionary From 02/17/22

According to the Census Bureau’s latest report for the month of January 2022, seasonally adjusted sales by mostly online operators skyrocketed by 14.5% from December 2021. Census reported a huge increase in retail across most segments. Total retail sales were up an enormous 3.7...

In January 2022, not-seasonally-adjusted retail sales plunged by 18.5% from December, to $581 billion, according to the Census Bureau today. General merchandise stores sales jumped 2.5% for the month to $60 billion, seasonally adjusted, up 6.9% year-over-year and up 21% from two years...

The positive result for the AIER Leading Indicators Index suggests continued economic expansion with the potential for a broadening of growth in the economy. Ongoing disruptions to labor supply and production, rising costs and shortages of materials, and logistics and transportation b...

The January U.S. CPI report indicated a higher pace of inflation than many observers expected. The price level of the core CPI advanced 0.6% month-over-month, largely driven by price hikes in retail goods. While we believe the CPI report increases the probability of the U.S. Federal R...

U.S. retailers have endured multiple supply chain disruptions during the pandemic – and the costs are huge. The pandemic has affected just about all retailers’ supply chains. The Refinitiv Restaurant Same Store Sales index took a big plunge into negative territory in...

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Due to inflation, several retailers are already dealing with higher cost of goods and services and dealing with the supply chain crisis. Consumers’ short-term inflation expectations rose again, with the median cost of living increase for next year pushing up from 5.7% to 6.0%. ...

As 2021 concludes, market participants can look towards the consumer staples and consumer discretionary sectors along with related ETFs to gauge future market momentum. With 2022 just around the corner, investors will notice that the consumer staples segment of the market leads all sectors th...

Retail sales have posted gains in four consecutive months but November is the slowest pace of the four. Most categories were up in November though breadth was weaker than in October. Retail inventories have improved for several industries in recent months. For further detail...

More than two-thirds of the US population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, most students have resumed in-person learning, and the economy, as a whole, is booming. This holiday season is likely to bring more of the same as shoppers remain uncertain about the path of the pandemic a...