Good & Bad For The Week
Good:
- The bulls defend the 200 DMA line
- Consumer confidence rose to 101.4 in June, beating estimates for 97.4
- ADP said private employers added 237k new jobs in June, beating estimates for 220k
- The ISM manufacturing index came in at 53.5, barely beating estimates for 53.2
- Construction spending rose to 0.8%, beating estimates for 0.5%
Bad:
- Still no deal in Greece
- Greece initiates capital controls and shuts down banking system
- U.S. pending home sales rose +0.9%, hitting the highest level in 9 years, missing estimates for a gain of +1.2%
- The Case-Shiller index slowed sharply to up +0.3%, missing estimates for a gain of 0.8%
- The Chicago PMI remains sluggish and came in at 49.4, missing estimates for 50.6
- The PMI manufacturing index came in at 53.6, barely missing estimates for 53.7
- Fake Jobs report missed estimates. Gov’t said economy created 223k new jobs in June, estimates 233k
- Factory orders fell 1%, missing estimates for -0.3%