Weekend Update 5/21/2023
Weekend Update recaps market highlights and major news from Ursa’s portfolio. Not on Ursa yet? Download Ursa from the App Store!
Market rallies on debt ceiling optimism
🏛 Debt ceiling negotiations. Negotiations were ongoing all week with June 1 deadline looming. Markets were pretty upbeat gaining steadily on positive discussions. Even Friday’s temporary pause did little to negate the optimism. Positive sentiment drives #RiskOn rally with S&P 500 ending up +2% for the week.
🛍 Consumer belt tightening? April retail sales rose less than expected with Groceries surprisingly declining. Meanwhile, mega store Walmart headlined with strong earnings, but strength continues to be from higher income shoppers and staple sales. We continue to see #ConsumerNoConfidence signs slowly emerging.
🏦 Fed pausing? Lost in the debt ceiling’s #RiskOn rally, Powell slightly tempered #RisingYields June pause expectations. Powell wasn’t as hawkish as expected reiterating rate hike decisions are “meeting by meeting”.
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