By Simon Black The headline in the New York Times today read “U.S. Job Growth Bounces Back; Unemployment at 10-Year Low”. That’s certainly one way of looking at it. The US Department of Labor released its regular jobs report this morning showing the official unemployment rate is just 4.4% in the Land of the Free. That’s certainly a strong number; I’m …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For October 7, 2016
ETF Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- https://theetfbully.com/2016/10/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etf-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-10062016/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary SUBDUED JOBS REPORT IS A NON-EVENT [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Reaction to the September jobs report was subdued at best as the print came in at a gain of 156k, which was weaker than expected. The theme was the same as in previous months in that part-time jobs …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For September 2, 2016
ETF Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- https://theetfbully.com/2016/09/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etf-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-09012016/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary STOCKS INCH UP ON THE WEEK; SAMSUNG HEARS A PING [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets U.S. stocks ended higher Friday as traders examined a critical monthly report on job growth that could carry implications for Federal Reserve policy. The anticipated jobs report was particularly crucial because the Fed is …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For June 3, 2016
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- https://theetfbully.com/2016/06/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-06022016/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary STOCKS IN RED AFTER DISAPPOINTING JOBS FIGURE [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The “big” jobs report that analysts and investors alike were eyeing came in lower than expected, to say it politely; actually it was a total dud. 160,000 jobs were expected…and the survey says…38,000. The numbers …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For October 2, 2015
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2015/10/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-10012015/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary STOCKS POST STRONG TURNAROUND TO CLOSE VOLATILE WEEK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks on Wall Street staged a powerful comeback after plunging early Friday as investors reacted to a weaker-than-expected September jobs report. The Dow was down …
One Man’s Opinion: Does The June Jobs Report Show That A Rate Hike Is Unlikely This Year?
The latest non-farm payroll report showed the US economy added 223,000 jobs in June, well below expectations for a 245,000 increase, and when the net 60,000 downward revision for the previous two months are factored in, the moot question that needs to be asked is whether the markets were actually overzealous about labor market conditions, said Lindsey Piegza, chief economist …
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