01|07|2025
Leading Indicator Watch | January 3, 2025
Manufacturing & Services: ISM Manufacturing PMI (Dec) surprised to the upside, rising from 48.4 (Nov) to 49.3, the highest reading since last March. 50 marks expansion/contraction. Be sure to...
01|03|2025
Final Stretch | December 27, 2024
Markets are hoping for another rally to finish the year. Will December come up empty or will seasonal optimism keep spirits high going into 2025? Monday S&P 500 0.73%...
12|31|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | December 27, 2024
Unemployment: Jobs data were mixed this week. U.S. Initial Jobless Claims fell from 220K to 219K. Continuing Jobless Claims, however, rose to the highest level in over a year, from...
12|24|2024
Home for Christmas? | December 20, 2024
Markets pulled back this week as volatility increased. Will markets come home for Christmas or will Scrooge get in the way? Monday S&P 500 0.38% | NASDAQ 1.24% Markets started...
12|23|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | December 20, 2024
Consumer Goods & Materials: The Core PCE Price Index, which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation, rose only 0.1% (MoM)(Nov), better than expected. The year-over-year number remained...
12|17|2024
Merry and Bright? | December 13, 2024
The rally stalled this week after previous session highs. Will the seasonal rally pick up or should we correct our outlook? Monday S&P 500 -0.61% | NASDAQ -0.62% Trading fell...
12|16|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | December 13, 2024
Consumer Goods & Materials: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)(MoM)(Nov) increased from 0.2% (Oct) to 0.3%, the highest monthly inflation increase since May. The year-over-year number also ticked up, from...
12|10|2024
Sprint to the Finish | December 6, 2024
The rally continued this week into record territory. Will markets continue at this pace or will they stop to catch their breath? Monday S&P 500 0.24% | NASDAQ 0.97% Another...
12|09|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | December 6, 2024
Unemployment: U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls (Nov) reported 227K jobs added, a large improvement from October’s reading of 36K. The Unemployment Rate ticked up to 4.2%. Employment numbers are a key...
12|04|2024
Monthly Market Monitor | November – 2024
Monitoring market activity across the month did not come without its ups and downs. The move up early in the month has been sustainable thus far… Should that continue?...