April 30, 2021 5:30pm by Barry Ritholtz Succinct Summations for the week ending April 30th, 2021 Positives: 2. GDP rose 6.4% in Q1, above previous 4.3% increase. 3. Jobless claims fell 13k w/o/w from 566k to 553k. 4. Personal income rose 21.1% m/o/m, above previous 7.0% decrease. 5. Pending home sales rose 1.9% m/o/m, above previous 11.5% decrease. 6. Consumer confidence came in at 121.7 in April, above expectations. Negatives: 2. Home mortgage apps fell 5.0% w/o/w, below the previous increase. 3. Durable goods orders rose 0.5% m/o/m, below expectations. 4. Retail inventories fell 1.4% m/o/m, below previous 0.1% increase. 5. FHFA House Price Index rose 0.9%, below previous 1.0% increase. 6. Richmond Fed Mfg Index came in at 17 for April, below expectations.