BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager (615) 591-0611 mbartlett@argenttrust.com The Housing market is showing signs of weakness in the September data as Housing Starts fell 5.3% and Building Permits fell…
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BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager (615) 591-0611 mbartlett@argenttrust.com Announced this morning, the Consumer Price Index increased 0.1% for September and has grown 2.3% on an annual basis, a bit…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager (615) 591-0611 mbartlett@argenttrust.com According to payroll processor ADP, private payrolls grew by 230,000 in September, higher than the 185k expected. The strong increase was…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager (615) 591-0611 mbartlett@argenttrust.com Announced this morning, the final reading indicates real GDP grew at an annual rate of 4.2% in the second quarter, as…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager (615) 591-0611 mbartlett@argenttrust.com Announced this morning, there were 1.28 million Housing Starts in August, a 9.2% increase over the previous month. Slightly higher than…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager (615) 591-0611 mbartlett@argenttrust.com Released this morning, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.2% in August and grew 2.7% on an annual basis, a bit…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager (615) 591-0611 mbartlett@argenttrust.com Announced this morning, the economy added 201,000 jobs in August, slightly higher than expected and the unemployment rate held steady at…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager (615) 591-0611 mbartlett@argenttrust.com Announced this morning, personal spending rose 0.4% in July as expected, while personal income increased 0.3%, slightly lower than expected. Both…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager (615) 591-0611 mbartlett@argenttrust.com This morning, Target announced same store sales rose 6.5%, the strongest increase in over a decade. The results highlight strength in…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager (615) 591-0611 mbartlett@argenttrust.com Announced this morning, Retail Sales for the month of July increased 0.5%, more than forecasts. The increase was driven by clothing,…
