SCC News and Press, ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services From 07/18/21

Retail sales in June rose to $621 billion (seasonally adjusted), but after the 1.7% drop in May, remain below March and April. New & used auto dealers and parts stores' sales fell 2.0% in June, to $132 billion, seasonally adjusted. Ecommerce and other non-store retailers' sale...

When the markets goes on the make a new high and all economically sensitive sectors such as these do not confirm the new high, it is a clear signal the new highs are not being supported by economic fundamentals. We are seeing significant bearish divergences in almost all measures of b...

The global economy expanded rapidly again in June, according to the JPMorgan Global PMI. Of the 26 sub-sectors covered by the IHS Markit Global PMI, the fastest expansion was seen for tourism & recreation. One encouraging sign from the US is that growth of demand for consumer ...

baona/iStock via Getty Images As concerns dwindle over gathering in crowds or attending public events, 86% of Americans plan to celebrate Independence Day this year, up from 76% in 2020. Those who do have plans for the holiday are forecast to spend about $80 on food items - in line with histo...

Last Tuesday, while the Federal Open Market Committee was meeting in Washington, DC, the Labor Department reported that the Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 0.8% in May, which is significantly higher than the economists’ consensus estimate of a 0.5% increase. Food prices rose 2....

Last week the Fed met, and for a few hours everyone thought it meant one thing, but by the next day, everyone had decided that it didn’t mean that at all. In the end, bond yields barely moved and the outlook for the economy only changed mildly. The 10-year Treasury note yield w...

May retail sales equals $620.2 billion and is sharply above the pandemic low of $409.8 billion. The strong consumer demand has overwhelmed retail and business inventory levels, and this shows in the low inventory-to-sales ratio of these segments. On the other hand, shortages of se...

Retail sales and food-services spending fell 1.3% in May following gains in three of the prior four months. Core retail sales, which exclude motor vehicle dealers and gasoline retailers, posted an 0.8% decline for the month, leaving that measure with a 23.8% gain vs. a year ago. F...

At first glance, May’s retail sales report, like April’s, looks like a big miss, as sales declined -1.3% nominally, and after adjusting for inflation, declined -2.0%. Retail sales are 18% higher than they were in February 2020. Vaccine-driven economic recovery, subdu...

Consumer Services climb to the top performing sector in May. Supply constraints limit output for basic material and consumer good sectors. Broadly positive economic conditions point to further closing in on the removal of accommodative policy. For further details see: U....