02|04|2025
Deep Dive | January 31, 2025
Markets fell through the week on fears of global competition. Will we get back to the status quo or is this a sign of things to come? Monday S&P...
02|03|2025
Leading Indicator Watch | January 31, 2025
Consumer Goods & Materials: U.S. Core PCE Price Index (MoM) (Dec), the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, ticked up from 0.1% to 0.2%, in line with expectations. Year-over-year, the index...
01|28|2025
Speed Bumps Ahead? | January 24, 2025
Markets picked up speed in a busy week for the country. Are indexes reaccelerating or will they start letting off the throttle? Monday S&P 500 0.00% | NASDAQ 0.00%...
01|27|2025
Leading Indicator Watch | January 24, 2025
S&P 500: In market news this past week, the S&P 500 rose 104.58 points, closing at 6,101.24 (up 3.73% YTD). Market volatility, as measured by The CBOE Volatility Index...
01|22|2025
Push Forward | January 17, 2025
Markets advanced higher for the week. Will the New Year push continue? Monday S&P 500 0.16% | NASDAQ -0.38% Markets ebbed and flowed on Monday but landed in neutral...
01|21|2025
Leading Indicator Watch | January 17, 2025
Consumer Goods & Materials: U.S. Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) (MoM) (Dec) data, which measures inflation less food and energy, rose just 0.2%, the smallest increase since August. Year-over-year,...
01|14|2025
Strong Headwinds Ahead? | January 10, 2025
Equities sold off this week as treasuries continued to put on the pressure. Should we expect some headwinds on the horizon? Monday S&P 500 0.55% | NASDAQ 1.24% Markets...
01|13|2025
Leading Indicator Watch | January 10, 2025
Unemployment: The labor market showed signs of strength this week. JOLTs job openings (Dec) rose unexpectedly to 8.098M from 7.839M. Nonfarm payrolls (Dec) also beat expectations, increasing to 256K...
01|09|2025
Monthly Market Monitor | December – 2024
The month of December did not bring gains as is typical. Monitoring the moves, markets gave us one hell of a ride. Fixed Income: 2-Yr Treas Yield 4.25% |...
01|07|2025
Pop the Bubbly? | January 3, 2025
Markets finished the year higher, but growth faded for the month of December. Will the New Year continue to prosper markets or should we temper our expectations? Monday S&P...