VDC News and Press, Vanguard Consumer Staples From 11/20/23

2023-11-20 22:40:00 ET Summary Black Friday deals are arriving earlier this year as U.S. consumers are still dealing with higher prices from a year ago. As a result, retailers know that shoppers have become price-sensitive and are looking for steep promotions and discounts. Th...

2023-11-20 22:10:00 ET Summary In 2022, according to an annual survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation, the average cost for a Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people was $64.05. While 2023 has presented its own challenges, both economically and geopolitically, consumers can exp...

2023-11-16 06:30:00 ET Summary After November 14’s big reaction to the benign CPI data, which saw risk assets rally hard and the dollar come off as interest rate expectations fell sharply, it is the turn of retail sales and producer price inflation today. It once again feed...

2023-11-14 01:11:00 ET Summary I think the trimming or revising of lower forward growth estimates is a reflection of the FOMC policy. Crude oil and gasoline have fallen sharply in the last 6 weeks. High-yield credit spreads actually tightened a little this week, as did high-gr...

2023-11-13 15:08:00 ET Summary Over the past four months, yields have risen dramatically in response to better-than-expected economic numbers but have cooled in the last week or so. Although the Fed is going to be higher for longer, they want to see what all of their hiking has do...

2023-11-01 09:19:41 ET More on Markets Semiconductor stocks in focus as Biden is set to meet with Xi Jinping Piper Sandler predicts 'pop phase' for stocks, sees 15% rally by year-end Wolfe Research ‘Cracks are starting to show’ for Magnificent 7 ...

2023-10-27 02:28:00 ET Summary The average discount for Halloween costumes and accessories is 16%. This is also above last year’s 12% and back to pre-pandemic levels. Those chocolates in the trick or treat bags may be costing more. The main chocolate ingredient, cocoa, saw ...

2023-10-25 03:30:00 ET Summary What should consumers and investors expect in the fast-approaching season of spending? The holiday selling season represents around 25% of annual retail sales and has always been an important catalyst for investors. It's helpful for investors to ...

2023-10-18 04:35:00 ET Summary Consumers went on another buying binge at retailers, fired up by the biggest income increases in decades. Total retail sales jumped 0.7% in September, after the upwardly revised 0.8% jump in August and the 0.6% jump in July. Compared to a year ago, r...

2023-10-17 11:12:00 ET Summary We saw a robust US retail sales report for September plus upward revisions to August's report. This reinforces the view that the US economy likely expanded at a 4% annualised rate in Q3. Headwinds are set to intensify, but for now the US consumer...