01|21|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
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
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
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
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...
01|07|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
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
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
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
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...
