Rover’s Weekly Market Brief – 07/18/2025

Checking the Technicals

We have created a help section called How To which provides concise, direct recipes for performing common tasks in Stock Rover.

The How To ^[1] posts can quickly show how you accomplish things and help you use Stock Rover more productively. Today we want to highlight Checking the Technicals. ^[2]

Economy

The Labor Department reported ^[3] that the Consumer Price Index increased by 0.3% in June (seasonally adjusted), following a 0.1% rise in May. The all items index rose 2.7% over the last 12 months, up from 2.4% in May. June’s monthly increase was primarily driven by a 0.2% rise in the shelter index, which was the largest contributor to the overall gain. The food index also rose 0.3%, with both food at home and food away from home increasing. The energy index rose 0.9% in June, as the gasoline index climbed 1.0%. Despite this monthly gain, the energy index is down 0.8% year over year. Core CPI inflation (all items less food and energy) increased 0.2% in June, after a 0.1% rise in May, and registered a 2.9% annual gain. Notably higher year-over-year indexes included motor vehicle insurance (+6.1%), shelter (+3.8%), household furnishings (+3.3%), medical care (+2.8%), and recreation (+2.1%).

The Labor Department reported ^[4] that the Producer Price Index for final demand, which tracks the prices producers pay for goods and services, was unchanged in June, following a 0.3% increase in May and a 0.3% decline in April. Over the 12-month period ending in June 2025, the PPI rose 2.3% on an unadjusted basis. The flat reading in June resulted from a 0.3% increase in final demand goods being offset by a 0.1% decline in final demand services. The rise in goods prices was largely driven by a 0.3% increase in final demand goods excluding food and energy, while energy and food prices also rose by 0.6% and 0.2%, respectively. Among services, the index excluding trade, transportation, and warehousing fell 0.1%, and prices for transportation and warehousing services dropped 0.9%. The core PPI—which strips out food, energy, and trade services—was unchanged in June after edging up 0.1% in May. For the 12-month period, the core PPI rose 2.5%, slightly down from 2.7% in May.

The Commerce Department reported ^[5] a 0.6% rise in advance U.S. retail and food services sales in June, bringing the total to $720.1B. This follows an unrevised 0.9% decrease in May. Year-over-year, retail sales have increased by 3.9%, and the April-June period shows a 4.1% increase compared to last year. Sales increases were noted in building & garden (+0.9%), motor vehicle & parts (+0.5%), and general merchandise (+0.5%). Meanwhile, restaurant sales (the sole service category) grew by 0.6% in June and a notable 6.6% from the previous year. Retail trade sales increased 0.6% from the previous month and increase 3.5% from the last year. Nonstore retailers saw an increase of 4.5% from last year, while food and drinking places were up 6.6% from last year.

Upcoming Economic Reports:

Wednesday July 23 – Existing Home Sales (June)

Friday July 25 – Durable Goods Orders (MoM) (June)

Earnings Calendar:

 

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