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CWS Market Review – August 16, 2022

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edited August 2022 in Other Investing
During the day on Tuesday, the S&P 500 poked its head above 4,325. That’s a place the index has not been since early May. The S&P 500 has now gained back more than half of what it lost during this year’s unpleasantness.

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index fell 6 points to 49. That was its eighth-straight monthly decline.

The reason why this is so important is that 50 is the tipping point. Any number above 50 is considered positive, while any number below it is considered negative. Now we’re negative. Except for a brief period around Covid, this index hasn’t been negative in eight years.

The broader economy is probably not in a recession at the moment, but its most important sector likely is.
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crossingwallstreet market-review-august-16-2022

Housing IS the Business Cycle
https://nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w13428/w13428.pdf
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