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Last Week on Wall Street

Economic data for the week included U.S. GDP growth for the 2nd quarter being upgraded a bit, and continued growth in personal income and spending. On the weaker side were durable goods orders, home prices, and consumer sentiment.

Weekly Update Note

In place of our normally weekly market commentary, this week we want to share perspective on today's consumer inflation report, which is closely watched by all market participants. The following commentary is from Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist at First Trust, one of our research and fund providers. Enter Brian...

Last Week on Wall Street

Last Week on Wall Street

On a holiday-shortened week, economic data included a slight upgrade to Q1 U.S. economic growth (as measured by Gross Domestic Product), and improvement in personal income, spending, and consumer sentiment, while durable orders fell back.

Last Week on Wall Street

Last Week on Wall Street

Economic data included a slight upgrade to U.S. GDP for Q4, and positive news for durable goods orders and a variety of real estate sales and price data. However, consumer sentiment took another dip downward, likely due to uncertainty about global economic policy.

Last Week on Wall Street

Last Week on Wall Street

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Last Week on Wall Street

Last Week on Wall Street

On a holiday-shortened week, economic data included U.S. Gross Domestic Product coming in unchanged from the initial estimate, higher home prices, but a drop in durable goods and new home sales, with some negative hurricane effects.