Weekly Economic Update – June 15, 2015

WEEKLY QUOTE
“How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.”
– Benjamin Disraeli
WEEKLY TIP
If you have a large family, it may seem that you should have 3-4 cars, or at least newer and larger vehicles. Think twice about that, as it invites greater household debt.
WEEKLY RIDDLE
I am the beginning of sorrow, and the end of sickness. You cannot express happiness without me, yet I am always in risk. I am never in danger, though. What am I?
Last week’s riddle:
On a summer day, two fathers and two sons went fishing and each one of them caught one fish. Why did they return home with just three fish?
Last week’s answer:
Because it was a grandfather, a father and a son who went fishing.
SPRING SEES MORE SHOPPING
Last week, the Commerce Department announced a 1.2% jump in retail sales for May, topping the 1.1% rise forecast by analysts polled by Briefing.com. Driving the improvement: a 3.7% leap in gas station sales. Purchases increased 2.1% at home improvement outlets, 2.0% at auto dealers and auto parts stores, 1.5% at clothing shops and 1.4% at online retailers. April retail sales were revised from flat to +0.2%, and that makes three straight months of gains.¹
WHOLESALE INFLATION INCREASES 
Rising gasoline and egg prices influenced the 0.5% gain in the Producer Price Index for May – its largest monthly advance since fall 2012. The core PPI (which strips out energy and food items) rose just 0.1% following April’s 0.2% retreat.^2,3
A NICE CONSUMER SENTIMENT SURPRISE
The University of Michigan’s respected consumer sentiment index – which ended May at 90.7, its poorest reading since December – exceeded Wall Street expectations. Instead of a slight gain, the preliminary June edition of the index rose to 94.6.²
MIXED WEEK FOR THE MARKET
As the closing bell sounded June 12, the three major U.S. stock indices were little changed from the previous week. Across five trading days, the S&P 500 gained a total of 0.06% to reach 2,094.11, the Dow rose 0.28% to 17,898.84 and the NASDAQ lost 0.34% to fall to 5,051.10. Crude prices rose 1.4% on the NYMEX during the week to a $59.96 Friday close; as for gold, it gained 1.0% in five days to settle at $1,179.20 Friday, snapping a three-week losing streak.^3,4
THIS WEEK: Monday, Wall Street eyes a Federal Reserve report on May industrial output.On Tuesday, the Census Bureau issues a report on May housing starts and building permits, and earnings arrive from Adobe Systems, Bob Evans Farms and La-Z-Boy. The Fed issues its latest policy statement Wednesday, with investors also evaluating earnings reports from FedEx, Jabil Circuit, Oracle and Pier 1 Imports. May’s Consumer Price Index comes out on Thursday, along with a new initial claims report, the Conference Board’s latest set of leading economic indicators and earnings from Darden Restaurants, Kroger, Rite Aid, Smith & Wesson and Red Hat. CarMax and KB Home report earnings on Friday.

Sources: wsj.com, bigcharts.com, treasury.gov – 6/12/15^5,6,7,8

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Citations.
1 – briefing.com/Investor/Calendars/Economic/Releases/retail.htm [6/11/15]
2 – thestreet.com/story/13184801/1/stocks-trade-lower-twitter-jumps-on-ceo-exit.html [6/12/15]
3 – proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/61939/gold-drops-01-to-1179-wti-declines-13-to-5996-61939.html [6/12/15]
4 – markets.on.nytimes.com/research/markets/usmarkets/usmarkets.asp [6/12/15]
5 – markets.wsj.com/us [6/12/15]
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6 – bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=SPX&closeDate=6%2F13%2F05&x=0&y=0 [6/12/15]
7 – treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=realyield [6/12/15]
8 – treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=realyieldAll [6/12/15]