Good MorningThe S&P 500 pushed up to set another new all-time high in Wednesday trading but was unable to hold the gains. Despite a strong showing from America’s largest retailers news from the FOMC sent a ripple of fear through the market. In the minutes from the last meeting officials at the Fed discussed the potential risks associated with the COVID pandemic and its impact on the U.S. economy. While the committee sees the U.S. on an upward trajectory it also sees the pandemic “weighing heavily on the economy”.
Conversely, data from the housing sector and business updates from a wide variety of retailers suggest a manufacturing boom may already be underway. With sales outpacing Wall Street consensus and pandemically-hindered supply-chains, inventories are falling fast and backlogs are growing. The S&P 500 may correct now and it may not, if it does have your cash ready.
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Target Is Winning, Let Your Winners Run
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