Consumer Price Index: Inflation Rises On Gas And Shelter
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the September CPI data this morning. The year-over-year nonseasonally adjusted Headline CPI came in at 1.46%, up from 1.06% the previous month. Year-over-year Core CPI (ex Food and Energy) came in at 2.21%, down slightly from the previous month’s 2.32%. Here is the introduction from the BLS summary, which […]
Is It Time To Buy Yahoo Ahead Of Its Earnings Report?
Photo Credit: Esther Vargas Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) Information Technology – Internet Software & Services | Reports October 18, After Market Closes Key Takeaways The Estimize consensus is calling for earnings per share of 14 cents on $858.58 million in revenue, 1 cent lower than Wall Street on the bottom line and $2 million on the top The […]
US Core CPI Slides To 2.2% Y/y – USD Follows
Inflation is going nowhere fast: core CPI slides from 2.3% to 2.2% year over year, worse than expected. On a monthly basis, core prices are up 0.1% and not 0.2% that was projected. Headline inflation came in bang on expectations: 0.3% m/m and 1.5% y/y. The US dollar is slightly lower in the immediate aftermath. […]
Uncertainty Seems To Be The Key
With the focal point(s) of the stock market appearing to move around a fair amount lately, it is important to keep up with all the issues. By my count there are six worries/concerns at this time including the dollar, rates, the Fed, the state of the economy, valuations, and the election. Although there have been […]
Yellen And Fischer Still Singing From The Same Song Book
Many observers are puzzled. The last FOMC meeting showed three regional presidents felt sufficiently convinced of the need to hike rates immediately that they chose to dissent. On the other hand, the dot plots showed three officials did not think a hike this year is warranted. There is some speculation that one or two of these dots […]
Netflix Price Target Raised To $140 From $122 At JPMorgan
JPMorgan analyst Doug Anmuth raised his price target for Netflix (NFLX) to $140 following the company’s Q3 results. The stock was up 19%, or $18.84, to $118.64 in pre-market trading. Netflix is almost past its pricing changes and the benefits are starting to show up in the numbers, Anmuth tells investors in a research note. […]
UnitedHealth (UNH) Q3 Earnings Beat; Raises Outlook
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH – Free Report), the bellwether of health insurance companies, has a strong presence in the sector and is among the top five companies in the industry. This Minneapolis-based company is well known for its diversified business profile providing an array of well-being services to people through all stages of life. UnitedHealth stands apart from […]
Post-CPI Summary – October 18, 2016
Below is a summary of my post-CPI tweets. CPI coming up in 14 minutes. Consensus on core is for a barely 0.2% print, (more like 0.15%). That would keep the y/y barely at 2.3%. Remember to join me at 9am for a (FREE) live interactive video event. okay, core 0.1%, y/y to 2.2%. Yayy! And […]
Oil Is Running Hot
While oil prices flirted with $50 a barrel because of the November crude oil expiration yesterday, today oil is running hot on a weak dollar and UK inflation data. The proclaiming by Fed Chair Janet Yellen that the economy could run hot for a while is a signal that oil prices should continue to run […]
