Wall Street week ahead: Investors’ attention on PPI, CPI inflation numbers, Walmart earnings

Wall Street week ahead: Investors’ attention on PPI, CPI inflation numbers, Walmart earnings

After the rout in stock markets last week, Wall Street investors’ attention in the week ahead will be on inflation readings with the Producer Price Index and the Consumer Price Index data slated to be released on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. The week ahead will also see some more significant economic data including retail sales … Read more

Wall Street week ahead: After weak jobs report, investors to stay cautious & closely watch upcoming economic data

Wall Street week ahead: After weak jobs report, investors to stay cautious & closely watch upcoming economic data

After a weak jobs report stoked fears of US economic recession last week, Wall Street investors will stay cautious and closely watch the upcoming economic data in the week ahead. A report on Friday showed hiring by US employers slowed in July by much more than economists had expected. Next week, reports on US services … Read more

Wall Street week ahead: Focus on factory output, retail sales data, Q2 results of Netflix & Goldman Sachs

Wall Street week ahead: Focus on factory output, retail sales data, Q2 results of Netflix & Goldman Sachs

Next Week, Wall Street will see two key economic reports on industrial production and retail sales, and second quarter results of several major companies such as streaming giant Netflix, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Abbott Laboratories, and Johnson & Johnson. After Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony to the US Congress last week, investors will … Read more

Wall Street week ahead: Fed minutes, jobs data, manufacturing PMI to be major focus of investors

Wall Street week ahead: Fed minutes, jobs data, manufacturing PMI to be major focus of investors

Next week, Wall Street will see several key economic data such as the Federal Reserve minutes, employment numbers, S&P final US manufacturing PMI, and trade deficit data. Job openings data for May and nonfarm payrolls report for June are likely to be the major focus of the stock market participants. Last Friday, a report showed … Read more

Nike stock declines 20%, biggest fall in 13 years; What led to the plunge?

Nike stock declines 20%, biggest fall in 13 years; What led to the plunge?

Shares of Nike Inc. lost $27 billion in market value, falling the most in 13 years due to growing criticism of a continued sales slowdown. The shares plunged 20 per cent on Friday’s trading session at 11:57 a.m. This was Nike’s biggest fall since 2001. The shoemaker’s stock has declined 17 per cent over the … Read more

Wall Street week ahead: Investors eye Fed’s preferred PCE inflation, personal income data

Wall Street week ahead: Investors eye Fed’s preferred PCE inflation, personal income data

Wall Street investors in the week ahead will be eyeing the US Federal Reserve preferred inflation gauge – PCE, and the personal income and spending data. Among the other crucial data, the second revised estimate of first quarter GDP (gross domestic product) growth and May home sales numbers are due in the week ahead. The … Read more

Wall Street week ahead: Retail sales, factory output data to guide US stock markets

Wall Street week ahead: Retail sales, factory output data to guide US stock markets

On Wall Street in the week ahead, the stock markets would be guided by key economic data such as US retail sales and factory output among others. The holiday-shortened week will also see few big earnings such as IT and consulting services firm Accenture and supermarket chain Kroger. Economic events On June 17 (Monday), data … Read more

Wall Street week ahead: Spotlight on May jobs data, manufacturing reports

Wall Street week ahead: Spotlight on May jobs data, manufacturing reports

On Wall Street in the week ahead, spotlight will be on the jobs data for May, among other economic reports. The jobs data holds significance as it will be the last economic report before the Federal Reserve’s upcoming monetary policy meet on June 11-12. Investors are hoping for a interest rate cut in the next … Read more

Wall Street week ahead: Investors’ focus on Fed preferred inflation gauge – core PCE index

Wall Street week ahead: Investors’ focus on Fed preferred inflation gauge - core PCE index

In the holiday-shortened week ahead on Wall Street, focus of investors will be on the US Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge – the core personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index, and few major earnings that include Dell, Best Buy, and Costco. The core PCE data has the potential to influence the markets. The US stock … Read more