The Week 18 of 2021 US Stock Market and News Recap

By Larry C. Paxton

US Stock Market Indices Summary
Week 18 of 2021 Ending 05/07/21
	DJIA	NASDAQ	S&P500
Previous Year Close(12/31/20)	30,606.48	12,888.28	3,756.07
Previous Quarter Close(03/31/21	32,981.55	13,246.87	3,972.89
Previous Month Close(04/30/21)	33,874.85	13,962.68	4,181.17
Record Close Date	05/07/21	04/26/21	05/07/21
Record Close	34,777.76	14,138.78	4,232.60
Week 17 & April Close	33,874.85	13,962.68	4,181.17
Week 18 Close	34,777.76	13,752.24	4,232.60
Percent Change-Week	2.67%	-1.51%	1.23%
Percent Change-Month	2.67%	-1.51%	1.23%
Percent Change-Quarter	5.45%	3.82%	6.54%
Percent Change-YTD	13.63%	6.70%	12.69%
Percent Change-Record	0.00%	-2.73%	0.00%
The Stock Market Bull and Bear Tallies YTD
Week 18 Winner and Tally	Bull	2-1	Mixed Win
April Winner and Tally	Bull	3-0	Win
	Weeks	Months	YTD
The Stock Market Bull	8	3	Ahead
The Stock Market Bear	6	0
Mixed Result	4	1
Totals	18	4

US Stock Exchanges Week 18 Summary:

The DJIA was all about The Stock Market Bull who took all 5 days, the last 3 days being new record highs. The S&P500 was a little more difficult because The Stock Market Bear took Tuesday, but The Stock Market Bull butted The Stock Market Bear aside Wednesday through Friday and posted a new record high on Friday. But The Stock Market Bear did take command of the NASDAQ Monday through Wednesday and inflicted some major losses. The Stock Market Bull took Thursday and Friday, but it was not enough. The Stock Market Bull takes Week 18 in a 2-1 mixed win. Will The Stock Market Bull‘s clean sweeps of Thursday and Friday carry over into Week 19?

Week 18 News Summary:

Coronavirus Pandemic: As of today, Friday, 05/07/21, at 2:20PM Eastern US, the John Hopkins University CSSE unit says there are now 156,326,016 confirmed cases globally with 3,260,983 deaths, +89,698 from last week, which is +1,188 from the week before that. For the US it is 32,643,635 confirmed cases and 580,804 deaths, +4,989 from last week, which is +353 from the week before that. Vaccinations are now available just about everywhere in the US through state and county governments and most pharmacies now. US President Joe Biden says he is aiming for 70% of all US adults to have at least one vaccination by July 4th. Emergency Use Authorizations by the US FDA are expected soon for people 16 and under. Cases and death rates continue to be high in countries like India and Brazil.

US Federal Government: US President Joe Biden continues to push for his $4 trillion in spending for infrastructure and other projects. US Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell is pledging to battle against the plan because he feels it is too expensive.

US Economy: Manufacturing continues to grow and surveys indicate that trend should continue short term. Construction spending is also up. Weekly Initial Jobless Claims fell below 500,000, the lowest since the pandemic started. However, the Friday April Jobs Report fell far short of forecast. The Unemployment Rate rose slightly to 6.1%. Consumer Credit had a large increase for the second month in a row. While the Federal Reserve is saying it is not too concerned about inflation and has some tools to deal with it if it becomes an issue, there are others who seem increasingly alarmed by some signals that indicate near term inflation could become a problem.

Corporate Business: 1Q21 corporate earnings reports were somewhat mixed. Technology companies seem to be struggling to maintain momentum. Travel and hospitality services are still struggling and are concerned about hiring problems as the economy opens up post-pandemic.

Society: It was a quieter week. The biggest issues continue to be concerns about people not willing to get vaccines for one reason or another. Also, some state legislatures are passing laws about voting. Opponents view the legislation as restricting voting, proponents say it is protecting the ballot box from being abused.

International News: India, Brazil and some other countries continue to see a rise in COVID-19 cases.

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