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Equities Play A Waiting Game

Consumption continued to drive growth in the first quarter. The waiting game continues for the U.S. Federal Reserve and other major central banks to cut interest rates this year. 2024 is shaping up to be a “normal” expansionary year with healthy levels of economic growth and inflation.

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Manufacturers Report Worldwide Supply Chain Improvement In March, Taking Heat Off Prices

Average supplier delivery times quickened slightly in March, according to the latest global manufacturing PMI surveys. The improvement in supply chains is good news for inflation, but prices continued to rise at an increased rate for consumer goods. A marked upturn in goods price inflation in the US contrasting with falling prices in the eurozone and China. The Global Manufacturing PMI showed the time taken for factories to receive goods shortened on average in March.

Worldwide Manufacturing Upturn Gains Momentum In March As Recovery Broadens Out

Worldwide Manufacturing Upturn Gains Momentum In March As Recovery Broadens Out. PMI surveys showed manufacturing business conditions improving at an increased rate in March. The Global Manufacturing PMI rose from 50.3 in February to 50.6 in March, its highest since July 2022. New orders rose worldwide for a second month in a row, increasing at the sharpest rate since May 2022. The upturn has broadened out to 17 of the 31 economies covered by the survey.

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Why Industrial Stocks May Be Ready For Their Close-Up

Benjamin Gossack, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager with TD Asset Management, says industrials are the real drivers in the bull market cycle. He says the top 10 stocks in the S&P 500 are outperforming while the bottom 60 are underperforming. Why industrial stocks may be ready for their close-up.