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Economy: The US economy entered a 12 mph zone last quarter, slowing to an annual growth rate of 1.1% (short of estimates). While the growth figures were discouraging and a consequence of the Fed’s interest rate hikes, economists found some bright spots! It seems that consumers won’t stop shopping, resulting in a 3.7% increase in consumer spending. Still, some are waiting on that recession?
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So – Here’s where the key indexes settled yesterday.
- The S&P 500 Index was up 79.36 (2%) at 4135.35; the Dow Jones industrial average was up 524.29 (1.6%) at 33,826.16; the NASDAQ Composite was up 287.89 (2.4%) at 12,142.24.
- The 10-year Treasury yield was up about 9 basis points at 3.524%.
- CBOE’s Volatility Index was down 1.90 at 16.94.
Small-cap companies, which tend to struggle more when economic growth stalls, remained at the back of the pack, with the Russell 2000 up slightly over 1%.
The energy sector continued to rank among the weakest-performing sectors, as crude oil futures continued trading near lows for the month.
Treasury yields jumped to one-week highs after the first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) report showed inflation remained elevated.
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