September 24, 2020
“Sales of new U.S. single-family homes increased to their highest level in nearly 14 years in August… The Commerce Department said on Thursday new home sales rose 4.8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.011 million units last month,… Continue Reading…
September 15, 2020
“What are Treasurys doing? The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, 0.681% rose 1.2 basis points to 0.681%, while the 2-year note rate TMUBMUSD02Y, 0.137% was steady at 0.139%. The 30-year bond yield TMUBMUSD30Y, 1.425% added 2.1 basis points to 1.429%. Bond prices move in the opposite direction of yields.… Continue Reading…
September 13, 2020
“With the sector finally in a correction, it’s time to start loading up on these seven Nasdaq stocks to buy: Avalara (NASDAQ:AVLR) Duck Creek Technologies (NASDAQ:DCT) ZoomInfo (NASDAQ:ZI) Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) Costco (NASDAQ:COST) Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) While there will be some slowdown in this trend as the… Continue Reading…
September 6, 2020
“U.S. productivity rose at a 10.1% rate in the second quarter as the number of hours worked declined by the largest amount since the government started compiling the data more than 70 years ago. The Labor Department said Thursday that… Continue Reading…
September 5, 2020
“U.S. Treasury yields shot higher on Friday, propelled by a drop in the August unemployment rate and ahead of a big burst of supply next week. The benchmark 10-year yield was last up 9.1 basis points at 0.7131%. The U.S.… Continue Reading…
August 31, 2020
“Pending home sales, which measure signed contracts to purchase existing homes, increased 5.9% in July compared with June, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales were 15.5% higher annually “We are witnessing a true V-shaped sales recovery as homebuyers… Continue Reading…
August 14, 2020
“Consumers spent less than expected in July as a pullback in auto sales helped cool an economy struggling to shake off the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Retail sales rose 1.2% for the month, against the expected increase of 2.3%… Continue Reading…
August 11, 2020
“Stocks mostly rose Tuesday, with the S&P 500 closing in on a record level as hopes for a vaccine and further stimulus spurred a global risk rally and a pop in “reopening” stocks. The Nasdaq underperformed again as shares of… Continue Reading…
August 10, 2020
“Gold prices could forge ahead to $4,000 per ounce in the next three years, but factors such as the development of a coronavirus vaccine and the November U.S. elections could change the fortunes of the precious metal, analysts say. This… Continue Reading…
August 5, 2020
“America’s services sector grew for a second month in a row in July and beat economists’ expectations. But beneath the headline number, some things are still quite gloomy. The Institute for Supply Management’s index to measure non-manufacturing activity climbed to 58.1, from… Continue Reading…
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