Project Description
US
S&P500 +1.20%(2,939.88); NASDAQ +1.85% (8,146.40); DJIA -0.06% (26,543.33)
Q1 2019 GDP Growth Annualized (advance estimate) was 3.2% versus Q4 2018’s +2.2%.
Growth was led by increases in personal consumption, private inventory investment,
exports, state and local government spending, nonresidential fixed investment and a decrease in imports.
March’s Existing Home Sales fell -4.9% from February’s +11.2%.
New Home Sales rose 4.5% from February’s +5.9%.
April’s Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index fell to 3 from March’s reading of 10.
March’s Durable Goods Orders rose 2.7% from February’s -1.1%.
Durable Goods Orders ex. Transportation rose 0.4% from February’s -0.2%.
Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending April 19th rose by 37K to 230K.