{"id":18157,"date":"2019-05-04T01:09:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T01:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=18157"},"modified":"2019-05-04T01:23:45","modified_gmt":"2019-05-04T01:23:45","slug":"employment-lifts-but-sp-500-tentative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/04\/employment-lifts-but-sp-500-tentative\/","title":{"rendered":"Employment lifts but S&#038;P 500 tentative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Growth in total non-farm payrolls ticked up to 1.76% for the 12 months to April 2019, supporting Fed reluctance to cut interest rates.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2019-05-03-payroll-ffr.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Payroll Growth\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Philadelphia Fed Leading Index has been revised upwards, above a comfortable 1.0%.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2019-05-03-leading.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Leading Index\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Real GDP growth came in at a healthy 3.2% for the 12 months ended 31 March 2019 but growth in total hours worked sagged to 1.47%, suggesting that GDP growth is likely to slow.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2019-05-03-realgdp.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Real GDP and Total Hours Worked\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Growth in average hourly earnings came in at 3.23% (total private), suggesting that inflationary pressures remain under control. Little chance of a Fed rate hike either.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2019-05-03-wages.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Average Hourly Earnings\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The S&amp;P 500 retracement respected support at 2900. Rising Money Flow indicates buying pressure but gains seem tentative.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2019-05-03-spx.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"S&amp;P 500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>US growth looks to continue but commodity prices warn that global growth is slowing.<\/p>\n<p>Nymex crude penetrated its lower trend channel, warning of a correction. Despite the supply impact of increasing sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, and the threat of supply disruption in Libya.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2019-05-03-crude.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nymex Light Crude\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A similar correction on DJ-UBS Commodities index reinforces that global demand is slowing.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2019-05-03-dubs2.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"DJ-UBS Commodities Index\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growth in total non-farm payrolls ticked up to 1.76% for the 12 months to April 2019, supporting Fed reluctance to cut interest rates. The Philadelphia Fed Leading Index has been revised upwards, above a comfortable 1.0%. 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