Chris Zaccarelli

The U.S. labor market is hot, beating all forecasts in May and recording its strongest performance in recent months. Nonfarm payrolls came in at 339,000 — far surpassing the expected 190,000 — it seems the labor market isn’t showing any signs of weakness. Investors now have one primary...

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a rebound in the Producer Price Index (PPI) for final demand in April, with a month-over-month rise of 0.2%. The increase comes after a revised drop of 0.4% in March and falls short of the expected 0.3% increase. The modest rise is largely attributable...

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY (NYSE: SPY) traded lower Friday morning after the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported a 5.4% increase in the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index in the month of January, the latest signal the Federal Reserve is struggling to bring down...

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded lower Friday after the U.S. Labor Department reported a 7.4% increase in the producer price index in the month of November, outpacing economist expectations. The PPI climbed 0.3% compared to October, exceeding the 0.2% monthly increase economists...

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded lower Friday after the Labor Department reported strong U.S. jobs market numbers from November. The U.S. added 263,000 jobs in November, beating average economist estimates of 200,000 jobs. The unemployment rate remained steady at 3.7%, in-line with...

The iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NYSE: LQD) experienced a record $3 billion in outflows on Monday, the largest single-day exodus since the fund was launched back in 2002. Monday's big sell-off came after the LQD fund had registered six straight weeks of inflows on...

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded higher Friday after the Labor Department reported strong U.S. jobs market numbers from October. The U.S. added 261,000 jobs in October, beating average economist estimates of 205,000 jobs. The unemployment rate increased 0.2% to 3.7%, above...

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded lower Friday after the Labor Department reported strong U.S. jobs market numbers from September. The U.S. added 263,000 jobs in September, beating average economist estimates of 250,000 jobs. The unemployment rate fell 0.2% to 3.5%, below consensus...

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded higher Friday morning after the Labor Department reported strong U.S. jobs market numbers from August. The U.S. added 315,000 jobs in August, beating average economist estimates of 298,000 jobs. The unemployment rate increased 0.2% to 3.7%, above...

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY (NYSE: SPY) traded higher by 1% on Wednesday morning after the Labor Department reported an 8.5% year-over-year increase in the consumer price index in the month of July, a potential sign that inflation may finally have peaked. What Happened: The headline CPI rose...

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded lower by 1% on Tuesday after the latest reading of consumer confidence suggests U.S. shoppers are taking notice of rising prices and falling stocks. What Happened: The Conference Board's consumer confidence index dropped from 103.2 in May to...

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY (NYSE: SPY) traded lower by 0.6% on Wednesday morning after the Labor Department reported an 8.3% increase in the consumer price index in the month, indicating inflation remains near 40-year highs. What Happened: The headline CPI rose 8.3% in April, down slightly...

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded higher by 2.1% on Thursday after the Commerce Department said U.S. GDP declined 1.4% in the first quarter. What Happened: U.S. GDP unexpectedly declined 1.4% in the first quarter, falling well short of consensus economist estimates of 1% growth....

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY (NYSE: SPY) traded higher by 0.9% on Tuesday morning after the Labor Department reported an 8.5% increase in the consumer price index in the month of March, the highest inflation growth since 1981. What Happened: The headline CPI rose 8.6% in March, above...

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded lower by 1.3% on Thursday morning after the Labor Department reported a 7.5% increase in the consumer price index in the month of January, the fastest inflation growth since 1982. What Happened: The headline CPI rose 7.5% in January, outpacing...