Highlights of key economic statistics from last week compiled by Putnam Investments.
- The CPI and core CPI both rose 0.3% in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found.
- Wholesale sales remained flat in November compared with October, the Census Bureau stated.
- Wholesale inventories fell 0.2% in November compared with October, the Census Bureau noted.
- Initial jobless claims fell by 1,000 to 202,000 in the week ended January 6, 2024, the Department of Labor noted.
- As of January 4, 2024, of the 20 S&P 500 Index companies reporting fourth-quarter earnings, 19 beat analysts’ estimates, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices.
- The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose in December.
- The European Commission’s Economic Sentiment Indicator increased in both the euro area and the EU in December.
- Germany’s Federal Statistical Office noted industrial production declined 0.7% in November compared with October.
- The yield on the 10-year Treasury note traded in a range.
- Rate of inflation moderation
- Slower economic growth amid higher interest rates
- Magnitude of earnings degradation
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