{"id":193953,"date":"2026-04-05T21:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T01:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/?p=193953"},"modified":"2026-04-05T21:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T01:00:32","slug":"tech-talk-for-monday-april-6th-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/2026\/04\/05\/tech-talk-for-monday-april-6th-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Talk for Monday April 6th 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bottom Line<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Friday\u2019s U.S. March employment report, released when U.S. equity markets were closed, provided an encouraging surprise for the U.S. economy:<\/b> Consensus called for a 59,000 increase in March Non-farm Payrolls versus a revised 92,000 drop in February. Actual was a 178,000 increase. Consensus for the March Unemployment Rate was unchanged at 4.4% in February. Actual was a drop to 4.3%.<\/p>\n

Overnight equity markets on Friday were less impressed by the employment report<\/b>: Initially, U.S. equity index futures moved lower due to concerns that higher than expected employment will pressure inflation rates higher.<\/p>\n

Economic focus this week<\/b> is on the U.S. March Consumer Price Index report released on Friday The report will include the initial shock of higher crude oil prices<\/p>\n

Corporate earnings reports released this week<\/b> are not expected to influence U.S. equity markets: Only three S&P 500 companies are scheduled to release results. The flood of first quarter reports starts next week<\/b> with a focus on reports by major financial companies.<\/p>\n

North American equity markets entered their Spring period of seasonal strength last week,<\/b> slightly later than their normal.<\/p>\n

Earnings and Revenues Consensus for S&P 500 companies<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Source: www.factset.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Analysts increased their 2026 earnings and revenue gains again last week.<\/b><\/p>\n