Highlights of key economic statistics from last week compiled by Putnam Investments.
- The CPI rose 0.3% and core CPI increased 0.4% in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found.
- The Producer Price Index for final demand fell 0.1% in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
- Initial jobless claims fell by 8,000 to 212,000 in the week ended February 10, 2024, the Department of Labor Found.
- As of February 7, 2024, of the 320 S&P 500 Index companies reporting fourth-quarter earnings, 247 beat analysts’ estimates, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices.
- The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index decreased in January.
- Eurostat reported industrial production rose 2.6% in the euro area in December compared with November.
- Eurostat found the GDP growth rate remained stable in the euro area and rose 0.1% in the EU in the fourth quarter.
- The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany increased in February.
- The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose.
- Rate of inflation moderation
- Slower economic growth amid higher interest rates
- Magnitude of earnings degradation
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