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April 1st employment report was no joke: the labor market is tightening
Posted by lplresearch Friday, April 1, 2022 Summary The U.S. economy added 431,000 jobs in March and February job estimates were revised higher, pushing the 3 month average gain to 562,000. Unemployment ticked down to 3.6 percent, indicating a tightening labor market. Gains in Leisure and Hospitality sector alone added 112,000 jobs. Participation rates improved, increasing […]
April 1, 2022
What the Yield Curve Is, and Isn’t, Signaling… Yet
Posted by lplresearch Tuesday, April 5, 2022 The shape of U.S Treasury yield curve is often looked at as a barometer for U.S. economic growth. More specifically, it reflects how the Federal Reserve (Fed) intends to stimulate or slow economic growth by cutting or raising its policy rate. Each tenor on the curve is roughly the […]
April 5, 2022
10 Things To Know About Inverted Yield Curves
Posted by lplresearch Wednesday, April 6, 2022 One of the biggest stories over the past few weeks has been the inversion of various points on the U.S. Treasury yield curve. The more well-known 2-year/10-year yield curve spread inverted on April 1, 2022 for the first time since 2019, while the 5-year/30-year inverted for the first time […]
April 6, 2022
2022 Masters Golf: Is Tiger A Bull Or A Bear For Stocks?
Posted by lplresearch Thursday, April 7, 2022 This year’s Masters Golf Tournament starts today at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. As usual, the world’s top players will be competing for the coveted green jacket, but as often also seems to be the case all eyes will be on Tiger Woods. The five-time Masters winner […]
April 7, 2022
Will Rising Mortgage Rates Squash the Housing Market?
Posted by lplresearch Friday, April 8, 2022 Rising mortgage rates alone will not squash the housing market but will definitely slow exuberance The historic spike in mortgage rates instigated chatter across the country that the housing market is a bubble that will soon pop. Mortgage rates made a steep climb recently as markets reacted to a […]
April 8, 2022
What categories could help release inflation pressures?
Posted by lplresearch Tuesday, April 12, 2022 Inflation in March was mostly driven by categories already reverting in April March 2022 inflation metrics soared to highs last seen in December 1981, when the S&P 500 Index was at 123 (versus a little under 4,500 now) and the 10-year Treasury yielded 13.9%. Unfortunately, geopolitical tensions were high […]
April 12, 2022
No Demand for Semiconductor Stocks
Posted by lplresearch Wednesday, April 13, 2022 One of the most prominent economic stories of the past year has been the supply shortage of semiconductors. As COVID-19 shut down chip making facilities across the globe, and consumers shifted their consumption from services to goods, the resulting combination created an unprecedented shortage of semiconductors that has affected […]
April 13, 2022
Potential Sector Winners and Losers This Earnings Season
Posted by lplresearch Thursday, April 14, 2022 Earnings season unofficially got underway yesterday with results from Blackrock, JPMorgan Chase, and Delta Airlines. The results were mixed, with JPMorgan Chase shares selling off on the results amid a sizable Russia-related writedown, Blackrock shares little changed, and Delta shares up 6% on its results. Delta’s results are encouraging […]
Finally Some Income for Your Fixed Income
Posted by lplresearch Tuesday, April 19, 2022 The unrelenting move higher in U.S. Treasury yields continued last week making it the 15th week (out of the past 16 weeks) that the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury security ended the week higher. Moreover, 10-year Treasury yields have increased by 130 basis points (1.3%) this year with a […]
April 19, 2022