Group 1 - The October consumer confidence index from the Conference Board is reported at 94.6, which is an improvement from the previous month's revised figure of 95.6, marking the best level since August [1][2] - The present situation index is at 129.3, significantly better than the expected 125.4, and has been upgraded from a previous reading of 127.5, also the highest since August [2] - The expectations index has decreased to 71.5 from last month's 73.4, marking the weakest level since June when it was just under 70 [2] Group 2 - The Richmond Fed's manufacturing index for October is reported at -4, which is less negative than expected, while the services index comes in at -1, the strongest read since August [2][3] - The market is observing a consistent trend with the 10-year note potentially closing between 3.95% and 4.03% for the 13th consecutive session [3]

Group 1 - The UK services sector index for April showed a month-on-month decline of 0.4%, against an expectation of 0% and a previous value of 0.4% [1]

Group 1: Market Performance - The S&P 500 index closed at 5525.21 points, up 4.59% from last week's 5282.70 points, but down 6.06% year-to-date [1] - Out of the 11 sectors covered by the S&P 500, 10 sectors increased this week, compared to only 5 sectors last week [1] - The Information Technology sector was the best-performing sector this week, rising by 7.93%, while it has decreased by 11.92% year-to-date [1] - The Consumer Discretionary sector rose by 7.44% this week, but it has fallen by 13.72% year-to-date, making it the worst-performing sector [1] - The Communication Services sector increased by 6.36%, with a year-to-date decline of 6.12% [1] Group 2: Economic Data - The April manufacturing PMI composite preview report was 50.7, above the expected 50.2, while the services index was 51.4, below the expected 52.5 and down from 54.4 previously [2] - March new home sales were at an annual rate of 724,000, exceeding the expectation of 682,000, and up from 674,000 in February [2] - The final consumer confidence index for April was 52.5, down from 57.0 in March, and the annual inflation expectation decreased from 6.7% to 6.5% [2] - Mortgage applications fell by 12.7%, with purchase applications down 6.6% and refinancing applications down 20.9% [2] - The EIA reported an increase of 200,000 barrels in U.S. oil inventories, following a previous increase of 500,000 barrels [2] - The latest weekly unemployment claims report showed 222,000 claims, consistent with expectations, and the total number of people receiving unemployment insurance rose to 1.841 million [2] Group 3: Earnings Reports - The earnings season continues, with 180 stocks (accounting for 35.6% of market capitalization) reporting earnings, of which 75% exceeded expectations and 63% had sales above expectations [2] - Earnings are expected to decline by 3.2% compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 [2]