5 Stock Market Changers to Watch This Week – March 7 – 2011

Consumer Credit: Consumer credit increased in December — the third consecutive expansion after seven straight months of contraction and another indication the economic recovery is accelerating. Data for January come out Monday at 3 p.m. Wholesale Inventories: Wholesale businesses boosted inventories 1 percent in December. That’s more than 11 percent above the low reached in [...]

5 Stock Market Changers This Week – February 27 – 2011

Personal Income and Spending: Personal income and spending both increased in November and December, but personal spending outpaced income. The uptick in spending was good news for the economy. But with spending rising faster than income, personal savings dropped in December. Data for January come out Monday at 8:30 a.m. ISM Manufacturing Index: The manufacturing [...]

5 Stock Market Changers to Watch This Week – February 20 – 2011

S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index (HPI): Home prices across most of the largest cities in the U.S. are continuing to fall. The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index fell 1.6 percent in November from October and average prices in eight major markets have hit their lowest point since home prices peaked in 2006 and 2007. Data for [...]

President Submits Fiscal Year 2012 Budget

President Submits Fiscal Year 2012 Budget President Obama submitted his Fiscal Year 2012 budget to Congress, and it once again includes a limit on the value of itemized deductions, including the charitable deduction, for certain taxpayers. The proposal is virtually identical to language included in last year’s budget plan and calls for a 28 percent [...]

5 Stock Market Changers This Week – February 14 – 2011

Retail Sales: While slightly weaker than in November, retail sales still increased in December from the previous month, giving another indication that the economic recovery is on track. This week’s figures for January will show how much of an impact record snowstorms had on retail sales for January. New data come out Tuesday at 8:30 [...]

Five Stock Market Changers To Watch This Week – February 7 – 2011

Consumer Credit: Consumer credit rose $1.4 billion in November following a $7 billion increase in October. Strong vehicle sales point to continued strength for non-revolving credit in December’s numbers. New data come out Monday at 3 p.m. Fed Speaks: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is scheduled to testify before the House Budget Committee on economic, [...]

5 Stock Market Changers This Week – January 27 – 2011

Personal Income and Spending: Both personal income and spending remained strong in November, rising 0.3 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively. But worries persist about whether this can be sustained because of continued high unemployment despite pent-up demand for consumer goods. New data come out Monday at 8:30 a.m. Core Prices: Despite persistent concerns about inflation, [...]

5 Stock Market Changers this Week – January 24 – 2011

Consumer Confidence: Continued high unemployment pulled The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index down to 52.5 in December from 54.3 in November, tempering growing optimism about the economy’s recovery. Economists are hoping a tax deal reached in Congress before the holiday recess will fuel consumers’ optimism about the recovery. New numbers are due out on Tuesday [...]

Five Stock Market Changers This Week – January 16 – 2011

Empire State Manufacturing: After dropping sharply into negative territory in November, the monthly survey of manufacturers in New York State conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed conditions improved in December for New York State manufacturers. New orders and shipments rose above zero, an indication the economy in the Empire State is rebounding. [...]

Five Stock Market Changers This Week – January 09, 2011

 Wholesale Inventories:    U.S. wholesale inventories, a key driver of the economy’s recovery, increased 1.9 percent in October — more than twice as much as was forecasted — as companies stocked up to meet the biggest sales gain in seven months — 2.2 percent. Markets will be keeping an eye on new figures due out [...]