This week, Zacks Chief Equity Strategist and Economist John Blank, PhD discusses:

• An in-depth analysis of which way the U.S. market and economy are headed this year, with an emphasis on current S&P 500 dynamics as well as various key sectors. To illustrate his findings, he uses Zacks charts to highlight key data and trends including Price Momentum Index, PEG Ratio, Price/Book, Dividend Yield %, Volatility, Equity Risk Premium and many more metrics.

• John puts his equity market analysis into context with a review of the latest U.S. economic stats ranging from PMI and other manufacturing gauges to Disposable Income, Consumer Confidence, various Housing indicators and more.

• To wrap up, John looks at key measures of inflation and bond rates, walking through Treasury 10-year yields, TIPS, the Treasury yield curve, inflation gauges including CPI and much more. Don’t miss this thorough review of the current state of the stock market and the economy.