TPLC News and Press, Timothy Plan US Large Cap Core From 06/07/24

2024-06-07 12:10:00 ET Summary The consistent and persistent strength in S&P 500 earnings is pretty remarkable. There is little change in the general trend of S&P 500 earnings as what looks to be an almost perfect economy, as reflected in the S&P 500’s eleven se...

2024-06-07 11:35:00 ET Summary US May non-farm payrolls came in at 272k versus the 180k consensus. The gains were once again led by the usual suspects of private education & health services, leisure & hospitality, and government. The unemployment rate has gone from 3.4...

2024-06-07 09:00:00 ET Summary Luke Lloyd, Wealth Advisor and Investment Strategist at Strategic Wealth Partners, starts by outlining the implications of the federal government adding $1 trillion in new debt every 100 days, plus consumers racking up' Phantom Debt' via 'Buy Now, Pay La...

2024-06-07 07:50:35 ET Summary The dollar is little changed against the major currencies ahead of the US jobs report. The odds of two Fed cuts this year are now near 90%, double a week ago. US index futures are little changed now and are up 2.0%-2.5% this week. Ove...

2024-06-06 14:42:46 ET Summary Bullish sentiment decreased 0.1 percentage points to 39.0%. Neutral sentiment decreased 5.2 percentage points to 29.0%. Bearish sentiment increased 5.3 percentage points to 32.0%. Pessimism among individual investors about the short-ter...

2024-06-06 12:15:00 ET Summary The trade deficit and the more comprehensive current account deficit can’t be 'fixed' with tariffs because they are rooted in our budget deficit. Foreign countries buy our goods because, in a lot of cases, they are the best or the only option ...

2024-06-06 07:35:00 ET Summary The dollar is mostly softer today, ahead of tomorrow's employment report. We suspect ECB officials will try to deliver a hawkish cut, by which we mean, framing the move to avoid the market driving down interest rates. The euro is in the upper end...

2024-06-06 06:40:00 ET Summary Average prices charged for goods and services rose worldwide at a slightly increased rate in May, reflecting persistently elevated services price increases combined with accelerating price growth in manufacturing. Worldwide PMI survey data compiled b...

2024-06-05 20:20:00 ET Summary In May, the S&P Total Return index was up almost +5%, a bounce back and some, but we question the foundation for which this move up is built. According to the folks at S&P Down Jones Indices (link), Q1 earnings per share for the S&P 500 i...

2024-06-05 09:40:00 ET Summary At 50.9, the Global Manufacturing PMI recorded above 50.0 neutral mark for a fourth straight month in April. The latest data signalled an ongoing steady improvement of the global manufacturing economy so far in 2024 after almost one and a half years ...