Project Description
US
S&P500 +1.57%(2,706.53); NASDAQ +1.38% (7,263.87); DJIA +1.32% (25,063.89)
January’s Consumer Confidence Index fell to 120.2 from December’s 126.6.
January’s Unemployment Rate rose to 4.0% from December’s 3.9%.
Non-Farm Payrolls surged by 304K from December’s +222K.
Participation Rate rose to 63.2% from December’s 63.1%.
Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending January 25h rose by 53K to 253K.
Continuing Jobless Claims for the week ending January 18th rose by 69K to 1,782K