Market Week: November 7, 2022
The October Jobs report saw a stronger-than-expected gain of 261,000 non-farm payroll jobs.
The October Jobs report saw a stronger-than-expected gain of 261,000 non-farm payroll jobs.
Happy Halloween! October has given you an investment treat. Although markets were slightly down today, all stock indexes were up for the month of October with the S&P 500 being up 8%.
With over half of the market reporting, our current estimate for 3Q22 S&P 500 operating earnings per share (EPS) is $52.42. If realized, this would represent y/y growth of 0.8% and q/q growth of 11.9%.
This past Friday, the IRS released the new 2023 retirement contribution limits .
As the U.S. Federal Reserve continues to aggressively tighten monetary policy, the average 30-year mortgage rate has skyrocketed to a two-decade high of 6.94%.