Weekly Review 19-5-2019

S&P500 -0.76%(2,859.53); NASDAQ -1.27% (7,816.29); DJIA -0.69% (25,764.00

This week’s reports:

May’s Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index rose to 102.4, its highest level since 2004, from April’s 97.2.
April’s Retail Sales fell 0.2% from March’s +1.7%. Retail Sales ex Autos rose 0.1% from March’s +1.3%.
May’s NY Empire State Manufacturing Index rose to 17.8 from April’s 10.1.
May’s Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index rose to 16.6 from April’s 8.5.
April’s Industrial Production fell 0.5% from March’s +0.2%. Capacity Utilization fell to 77.9% from March’s 78.5%.
May’s NAHB Housing Market Index rose to 66 from April’s 63.
April’s Housing Starts rose 5.7% from March’s +1.7%. Building Permits rose 0.6% from March’s -0.2%.
Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending May 10^th fell by 16K to 212K. Continuing Jobless Claims for the week ending May 3^rd fell by 28K to 1,660K.