Market Events Archive
Every major U.S. release and Fed event we covered: what was expected, what happened, why it mattered and the key takeaways. Each page reflects information available at the time of the event.
18 events match this view.
Growth & Activity
Wall Street closely tracks consumer sentiment because household confidence directly influences spending, the primary engine of economic growth. The final August reading of 51.7…
Growth & Activity
Wall Street closely tracks the Chicago PMI as a vital pulse check on Midwest business activity and broader economic momentum. Going into the release, traders were watching to see…
Growth & Activity
Durable goods orders offer a direct look into corporate capital spending and overall manufacturing momentum. Traders monitored this growth signal to gauge whether business demand…
Growth & Activity
Wall Street closely monitors GDP updates to gauge whether economic expansion is cooling at an orderly pace or decelerating too rapidly. For swing and position traders, these…
Growth & Activity
New home sales serve as a vital pulse check on consumer health and overall economic momentum. Wall Street watched this release closely to see if housing demand could hold near the…
Growth & Activity
Wall Street monitors Consumer Confidence to gauge the resilience of the American consumer, who drives roughly 70% of U.S. economic activity. For swing and position traders, this…
Growth & Activity
Housing data serves as a critical leading indicator for broader economic momentum and consumer health. Swing traders monitored this final Building Permits release to gauge whether…
Growth & Activity
Wall Street watched this release closely to evaluate the trajectory of U.S. business expansion. The jump to 56.0 signals accelerating economic activity compared to the prior…
Growth & Activity
Wall Street tracks manufacturing production to gauge the underlying health of the industrial economy. For swing and position traders, seeing whether output rebounds toward the…
Growth & Activity
Capacity utilization measures how efficiently the nation's industrial base is running relative to its full capacity. Traders monitor this metric to gauge economic slack, as high…
Growth & Activity
Wall Street tracks consumer sentiment as an early signal for household spending, which drives the bulk of U.S. economic activity. A sharp drop alerts traders that consumer…
Growth & Activity
Wall Street closely tracks retail sales because consumer spending generates the vast majority of U.S. economic output. With the control group reading feeding directly into GDP…
Growth & Activity
Wall Street closely tracks existing home sales as a direct gauge of economic growth and consumer financial health. Traders watched this release to see if high interest rates are…
Growth & Activity
Wall Street tracks the ISM Services index closely because the service sector accounts for the vast majority of U.S. economic activity. A sudden move in this gauge gives swing and…
Growth & Activity
Wall Street was watching this final PMI print closely to gauge whether economic activity is gaining steam or slowing down. With the reading topping expectations, it confirms that…
Growth & Activity
Wall Street closely tracks core factory orders to gauge underlying momentum in manufacturing and business capital spending. This release offered traders fresh insight into whether…
Growth & Activity
Wall Street was watching this ISM release closely to see if manufacturing could break out of contraction. Crossing back above the pivotal 50.0 threshold provided an immediate…
Growth & Activity
Traders were looking for confirmation that manufacturing activity remains steady above the critical 50 expansion threshold. A solid reading provides confidence that economic…