AAII SENTIMENT SWINGS FROM HOPE TO HESITATIONInvestor sentiment took a notably cautious turn this week, according to the latest American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) Sentiment Survey.After showing more optimism in the prior week, individual investors became much less upbeat about the…
US BAKER HUGHES OIL & GAS RIG COUNT RIGS UP 7 IN LATEST WEEK FROM PREVIOUS WEEK AT 580
By Niket Nishant and Avinash PWall Street's main indexes were mixed on Thursday in choppy trading but were headed for weekly gains, while a softer-than-expected employment report for June tempered expectations of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.U.S. markets are closed on Friday for the…
US markets today | The US stock market opened in the green on Thursday after a jobs report far below expectations helped to temper rate hike expectations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked up roughly 0.5%, while the S&P 500 nudged up a slighter 0.4%. The Nasdaq Composite picked up 0.3%..US jo…
US FREDDIE MAC 30-YEAR MORTGAGE RATES AVERAGE 5.79% IN LATEST WEEK VS. 5.84% IN PREVIOUS WEEK, 5.80% YEAR AGO
US FREDDIE MAC 30-YEAR MORTGAGE RATES AVERAGE 6.43% IN LATEST WEEK VS. 6.49% IN PREVIOUS WEEK, 6.67% YEAR AGO
Thursday, July 2nd, 2026Ending the trading week early with Friday’s observance of Independence Day, we cram together the last two “Jobs Week” data points: Weekly Jobless Claims and monthly non-farm employment. Pre-market indexes advanced further into the green immediately following these releases…
SOFT ROCK: A PAYROLLS DEEP DIVEThe June employment report managed to be weaker than expected, but also reassuring.The U.S. economy added 57,000 jobs last month, (USNFAR=ECI), or 48.2% shy of consensus.Adding insult to injury, the number marks a 55.8% slowdown from May, which was revised sharply dow…
Ending the trading week early with Friday’s observance of Independence Day, we cram together the last two “Jobs Week” data points: Weekly Jobless Claims and monthly non-farm employment. Pre-market indexes advanced further into the green immediately following these releases: the Dow is +300 points…
By Stephen CulpU.S. stocks followed their European counterparts higher on Thursday, and the dollar dipped after a softer-than-expected June employment report eased the likelihood of a rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve by the end of the year.All three major U.S. indexes advanced and gold surge…
US EIA NATURAL GAS IN STORAGE +87 BLN CUBIC FEET IN LATEST WEEK FROM PREVIOUS WEEK (VS. +81 BLN MARKETS EXPECTED)
US BEA HEAVY TRUCK SALES 426,000 IN JUNE VS 426,000 IN MAY; 453,000 IN JUNE 2025
US BEA DOMESTIC MOTOR VEHICLES SALES 12.7 MLN IN JUNE VS 12.4 MLN IN MAY; 12.4 MLN IN JUNE 2025
US BEA LIGHT TRUCK SALES 13.8 MLN IN JUNE VS 13.4 MLN IN MAY; 13.2 MLN IN JUNE 2025
US BEA PASSENGER CAR SALES 2.7 MLN IN JUNE VS 2.7 MLN IN MAY; 2.7 MLN IN JUNE 2025
US BEA TOTAL MOTOR VEHICLES SALES 16.5 MLN IN JUNE VS 16.1 MLN IN MAY; 15.8 MLN IN JUNE 2025
By Niket Nishant and Avinash PWall Street's main indexes rose on Thursday as a softer-than-expected employment report for June tempered expectations of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.The closely watched nonfarm payrolls report showed the U.S. economy added 57,000 jobs last month, compa…
US FACTORY ORDERS: NONDURABLE GOODS ORDERS +2.2% IN MAY FROM APRIL
US FACTORY ORDERS EX-TRANSPORTATION +1.9% IN MAY FROM APRIL
US FACTORY ORDERS: DURABLE GOODS ORDERS REPORTED -4.5% IN MAY FROM APRIL, UNREVISED FROM -4.5% IN ADVANCE DURABLE GOODS REPORT
