{"id":4599,"date":"2022-04-17T13:00:43","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T17:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/envisionco.net\/?p=4599"},"modified":"2022-04-17T13:00:43","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T17:00:43","slug":"week-ending-4-15-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/envisionco.net\/?p=4599","title":{"rendered":"Week Ending 4\/15\/2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MARKET RECAP<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>US stocks fell by 2.1% as worries about the war in Ukraine, inflation, Fed tightening, higher interest rates, and lower profit margins dragged on the market. International markets were off by 1.18% and bonds dropped by 1.23%.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/envisionco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/VTI-04-15-2022.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4603\" src=\"https:\/\/envisionco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/VTI-04-15-2022-300x131.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/envisionco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/VTI-04-15-2022-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/envisionco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/VTI-04-15-2022-1024x448.png 1024w, https:\/\/envisionco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/VTI-04-15-2022-768x336.png 768w, https:\/\/envisionco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/VTI-04-15-2022-1536x672.png 1536w, https:\/\/envisionco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/VTI-04-15-2022-500x219.png 500w, https:\/\/envisionco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/VTI-04-15-2022.png 1562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Producer Price Index (PPI) was up by a record 11.2% in March, year over year. Vegetables were up by 82%, grain by 40%, meat and fish by 23%.<\/li>\n<li>The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was up by 8.5% in March compared to the previous year, the biggest increase since 1981. Higher gas prices fueled by Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine caused most of the damage.<\/li>\n<li>The debate is on as to if the economy is booming or busting, or maybe both at the same time.\n<ul>\n<li>Airlines have been booked solid this holiday weekend without pushback on higher fares, according to the President of Delta.<\/li>\n<li>Consumer sales are up, but not in real (inflation-adjusted) terms.<\/li>\n<li>Lower-income households are using their credit cards more, indicating they may be struggling with higher prices. Households with incomes under $50,000 spent more on their credit cards on utilities, gasoline, and food.<\/li>\n<li>Trucking activity indicates a slow-down in activity.<\/li>\n<li>Hourly earnings are showing the strongest gains among lower income groups.<\/li>\n<li>Stephanie Pomboy of Market Mavens says that a $41.8 billion surge in consumer credit in February signals that consumers are &#8220;now are resorting to desperate measures.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SCOREBOARD<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/envisionco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Scoreboard-04-15-2022.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4604\" src=\"https:\/\/envisionco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Scoreboard-04-15-2022-90x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/envisionco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Scoreboard-04-15-2022-90x300.png 90w, https:\/\/envisionco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Scoreboard-04-15-2022-308x1024.png 308w, https:\/\/envisionco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Scoreboard-04-15-2022-463x1536.png 463w, https:\/\/envisionco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Scoreboard-04-15-2022.png 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MARKET RECAP US stocks fell by 2.1% as worries about the war in Ukraine, inflation, Fed tightening, higher interest rates, and lower profit margins dragged on the market. International markets were off by 1.18% and bonds dropped by 1.23%. 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