Posts Tagged ‘unemployment’
Monday Market Update 10-25-2021
The stock market soared last week, closing at an all-time high on Thursday as Q3 earnings season surpassed most expectations. We also got an update on the housing market, with housing starts and existing home sales – what does it tell us about the health of the housing market and home prices? Catch all the…
Read More >>>Monday Market Update 10-18-2021
The stock market rallied last week as earnings season kicked off, and a host of economic data was released. We got data on September inflation, August Job Openings, September Retail Sales and more. Catch all the details below for this week’s Monday market update or listen on this week’s episode of Finance Explained. Last Week…
Read More >>>Monday Market Update 10-11-2021
It was another mixed week in the stock market. Market volatility remains higher as uncertainty looms from both the economic outlook, as well as debates in Congress around the debt ceiling and major spending bills. Catch all the details below for this week’s Monday market update or listen on this week’s episode of Finance Explained.…
Read More >>>Monday Market Update 10-4-2021
It was another rough week in the stock market. Market volatility remains higher as uncertainty looms from both the economic outlook, as well as debates in Congress around the debt ceiling and major spending bills. Catch all the details below for this week’s Monday market update or listen on this week’s episode of Finance Explained.…
Read More >>>Monday Market Update 9-27-2021
The market eked out a gain last week, in spite of the default threat of Evergrande, the FOMC announcement on asset tapering to begin “soon,” potentially weakening housing market data, and all the uncertainty around the nation’s debt ceiling. Catch all the details below for this week’s Monday market update or listen on this week’s…
Read More >>>Monday Market Update 9-20-2021
The market continued to falter last week in the face of a series of rising concerns: slowing economic recovery, persistent inflation, Delta variant and now, potential wider-spread financial concerns from the meltdown of a major Chinese commercial real estate developer. Catch all the details below or listen on this week’s episode of Finance Explained. Last…
Read More >>>The Economic Recovery: 5 Data Points to Watch This Fall
This summer, the National Bureau of Economic Research declared the recession officially ended in April 2020. The global pandemic and resulting US lockdowns caused a massive, but short-lived, economic contraction lasting just two months… however, by many measures, our economy has yet to fully recover. Where are we currently in the economic recovery? Read on…
Read More >>>Monday Market Update 5-24-2021
The market was a bit mixed last week. Inflation and rising interest rates continued to pressure the market early in the week, while improving jobless claims numbers led to some market recovery on Thursday. We also got the Fed’s minutes from their April meeting, some insights into negotiations on the American Jobs Plan, aka Biden’s…
Read More >>>This Week in the Market 5-17-2021
Earnings season just about wrapped up last week… but the biggest market impact of the week came from the CPI report. Despite everyone predicting it was coming, now that we actually see inflation in the reported data, the market didn’t like it too much. We also saw flat retail sales number for April too. To…
Read More >>>What’s Up with the Labor Market?
The April Employment Situation released on Friday left a lot of people scratching their heads. From businesses who are struggling to hire despite millions on unemployment to economists who expected 4x as many jobs to be added by employers, how can all be true at the same time? Many business leaders were quick to call…
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