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Money Talk Podcast, Friday March 13, 2020

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Landaas & Company newsletter  March edition now available.

Advisors on This Week’s Show

Bob Landaas

Kyle Tetting

Brian Kilb

Dave Sandstrom

(with Max Hoelzl and Joel Dresang)

Week in Review (March 9-13, 2020)

Significant economic indicators & reports

Monday

No major releases

Tuesday

No major releases

Wednesday

The broadest measure of inflation suggested relatively steady though low overall price increases. The Consumer Price Index gained 0.1% in February with rising costs for food and shelter offsetting a dip in energy prices. Year-to-year, the CPI increased 2.3%, led by energy costs, shelter and medical care, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Excluding volatile food and energy items, the core CPI indicated a 12-month inflation rate of 2.4%, down from four months at 2.3%. Precautions against the COVID-19 virus are expected to dampen the global economy and lower inflation.

Core CPI vs Energy Feb 2020

Thursday

Mostly because of a 3.6% drop in energy prices, wholesale inflation declined 0.6% in February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But even excluding food, energy and trade services, the core Producer Price Index shrank for the first time since June. Year-to-year, the overall Producer Price Index rose 1.3% while the core rate was up 1.4%.

The four-week moving average for initial unemployment claims rose for the third week in a row and the fourth time in five months, though it’s still hovering around 50-year lows. Data from the Labor Department showed jobless claims 39% below the 53-year average. The low level suggests reluctance by employers to let go of their workers in a tight employment market.

Friday

A preliminary reading of consumer sentiment for March showed fallen expectations for the near-term economy because of the COVID-19 pandemic. University of Michigan surveyors said the spread of the novel coronavirus and the sell-off on Wall Street dampened consumers’ outlook for the year. Expectations for the next five years rose from February, suggesting consumers see the virus as a short-term setback. A Michigan economist said sentiments will likely sink further as repercussions of the disease widen. Sentiment is considered a leading indicator of consumer spending, which drives about 70% of U.S. business activity.

MARKET CLOSINGS FOR THE WEEK

  • Nasdaq – 7874, down 701 points or 8.2%
  • Standard & Poor’s 500 – 2709, down 263 points or 8.9%
  • Dow Jones Industrial– 23181, down 2684 points or 10.4%
  • 10-year U.S. Treasury Note – 0.95%, up 0.25 point

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