Markets grew for the week for the first time in a month. Is it a reason to celebrate or a breather in the pullback?
Monday S&P 500 0.87% | NASDAQ 1.11%
Nine major companies reported earnings, with two missing expectations. Equities jumped to open the week. Outside of earnings data there was not much to support the rally. It was likely a jump on three consecutive weeks of down market, creating better by opportunities.
Tuesday S&P 500 1.20% | NASDAQ 1.59%
35 major companies reported earnings, with five missing expectations. Housing data came in better than expected. The heavy earnings data drove markets higher on Tuesday, pun intended. GM (GM) and Tesla (TSLA) were among reporters that helped propel markets.
Wednesday S&P 500 0.02% | NASDAQ 0.10%
40 major companies reported earnings, with six missing expectations. Core durable goods orders came in lighter than expected. Strong earnings data was counter-balanced by higher rate expectations. This left markets fairly unchanged.
Thursday S&P 500 0.46% | NASDAQ 0.64%
60 major companies reported earnings, with 13 missing expectations. GDP grew at a much slower pace than expected(1.6% vs 2.5%). Unemployment data continued to show strength. GDP and forward guidance from Meta (META) spooked markets early. They managed to climb halfway out of the hole that was dug as the earnings flowed in throughout the day.
Friday S&P 500 1.02% | NASDAQ 2.03%
13 major companies reported earnings, with five missing expectations. Consumer sentiment softened in April. Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) held steady at 2.8% in March. This is the Federal Reserve Board’s (FRB) preferred gauge of inflation. Between PCE data and earnings from Alphabet (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT) markets surged on the day.
Conclusion S&P 500 2.67% | NASDAQ 4.23%
The markets experienced a strong bounce back this last week in comparison to the last three weeks. Do not be fooled. Markets have a way to go to recapture highs as the growth did not even recover from the prior week. This indicates that there is room for markets to continue the run up as earnings season wears on. There are major hurdles this coming week with the FRB meeting, Jobs data, and Apple (AAPL) reports earnings.
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Markets rose steadily all week. Does this bode well for the summer months, or should we be concerned?
Monday
Markets were mostly up on Monday. Investor sentiment was buoyed by an announcement from the largest US banks. They announced that they will resume dividends as the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) has lifted the moratorium.
Last year’s stress test result in healthy balance sheets, however, to be safe, the FRB had Banks suspend dividends. After this year’s stress test the FRB announced a return to dividends would be permitted.
Tuesday
The S&P 500 rose to an all-time high again on Tuesday, albeit a meager gain. In a continuation from Monday the Small Cap markets again shed weight while the large indices continued to gain. CB Consumer Confidence unexpectedly jumped to a pandemic high of 127.3.
Wednesday
The S&P 500 continued its record setting gains on Wednesday. Pending home sales jumped in June, however there are underlying indicators showing the housing market is slowing down.
Thursday
The fresh record highs each day continued for the S&P 500. The S&P was not alone as all major indices pointed north on Thursday. There was much optimism on the job front as early data looked good. Friday brings the full jobs report.
Friday
Markets jumped on Friday. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% on the day, with only the Small Cap markets retreating. While the unemployment rate crept up in June to 5.9% (from 5.7%), the private payroll adds were impressive. The increase in the unemployment rate post-recession is not surprising. Those who were not looking for work begin to rejoin the job market and increase this measure of unemployment.
Conclusion
Markets rose nicely for the week. The S&P 500 gained 71.64 points, or 1.67% on the week. More impressive was perhaps the sustained run of growth across the entire week. Although early in the week the movements were modest the sustained upward trend is a positive signal for investor mentality. The struggle is that we are moving into the summer months where volumes tick down and volatility can tick up.
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