Morning Brief
Headline News:
Wall Street is set to open higher after investors appeared to ignore a report showing a rise in inflation. Consumer prices as measured by the personal consumption expenditures rose 0.7% in April and 3.1% for 12 months through April. Personal income also increased by 20.9% in March following the latest round of stimulus checks but was lower by 13.1% year over year. Also, the savings rate remained higher at 14.9%, and disposable personal income, after taxes and other withholdings, fell by 14.6%.
Markets:
The S&P 500 had a massive volume trading day as investors positioned themselves before releasing a significant inflation gauge. Volume came in at a staggering 3,396,979,200, but the index could only close flat at 4209.52. The heavy volume also shows the bulls and bears a still very active. RSI also traded flat, closing at 57.17. The index has formed the base we have been looking for and is set to potentially breakout and test the all-time high. We are moving our stance back to short-term bullish. Potential resistance could now come in at 4209.52, and possible support is at 4191.31.
We are currently long-term bullish and short-term bullish.
John N. Lilly III CPFA
Accredited Portfolio Management Advisor℠
Accredited Asset Management Specialist℠
Portfolio Manager, RJFS
Partner, DJWMG
Windsor Wealth Planners & Strategist
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Personal income represents the income that households receive from all sources including wages and salaries, fringe benefits such as employer contributions to private pension plans, proprietors’ income, income from rent, dividends and interest and transfer payments such as Social Security and unemployment compensation. Personal contributions for social insurance are subtracted from personal income.
Personal consumption expenditures are the major portion of personal outlays, which also include personal interest payments and transfer payments. Personal consumption expenditures are divided into durable goods, nondurable goods and services. These figures are the monthly analogues to the quarterly consumption expenditures in the GDP report, available in nominal and real (inflation-adjusted) dollars. Economic performance is more appropriately measured after the effects of inflation are removed.
Each month, the Bureau of Economic Analysis also compiles the personal consumption expenditure price index, also known as the PCE price index. This inflation index measures a basket of goods and services that is updated annually in contrast to the CPI, which measures a fixed basket.
The term personal consumption expenditures (PCEs) refers to a measure of imputed household expenditures defined for a period of time. Personal income, PCEs, and the PCE Price Index reading are released monthly in the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Personal Income and Outlays report. Personal consumption expenditures support the reporting of the PCE Price Index, which measures price changes in consumer goods and services exchanged in the U.S. economy.