08|20|2024
08|19|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | August 16, 2024
Retail Sales: Retail Sales (MoM)(Jul) increased 1.0%, beating expectations with the largest monthly increase since February of 2023. This indicates consumer spending and overall economic activity are currently on...
08|13|2024
Swing and a Miss… | August 9, 2024
Markets swung like a pendulum this week. Was the early selloff an overdone reaction or a sign of more volatility to come?
08|06|2024
In the Clear? | August 2, 2024
Author: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® Title: Investment Adviser Rep TAGS: S&P 500, Rate Cuts, Unemployment, Jobs, Manufacturing, Treasuries This was another week of down markets. Will things get more turbulent...
08|05|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | August 2, 2024
Jobs data jolted markets on Friday with the Nonfarm Payrolls (Jul) falling well short of forecasts. Only 114k jobs were added compared to an estimated 176k. The unemployment rate...
07|29|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | July 26, 2024
Consumer Goods & Materials: The Core Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) Price Index (MoM)(Jun) increased slightly from 0.1 to 0.2%, meeting expectations. The YoY (Jun) reading held firm at 2.5%....
07|23|2024
Cause for Alarm? | July 19, 2024
Markets swung midweek but showed resilience in other asset classes. Is it cause for alarm or a sign of opportunity ahead? Monday S&P 500 0.28%| NASDAQ 0.40% Markets started the...