02|25|2025
Reduced Speed | February 21, 2025
Markets pushed lower this week due to possible fears of a slowdown. Will momentum come to a complete halt or are we seeing signs of slower traffic on the...
02|25|2025
Leading Indicator Watch | February 21, 2025
Housing and Building: Housing starts (MoM) (Jan), which measures the change in the number of new constructions underway, declined 9.8%. The annualized number came in at 1.366M, less than...
02|19|2025
Wait and See? | February 14, 2025
Markets moved higher to cap off the week. Will tariff negotiations become a new norm or will they be delayed just a little bit longer? Monday S&P 500 0.67%...
02|18|2025
Leading Indicator Watch | February 14, 2025
Consumer Goods & Materials: Price data made headlines this past week. U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI)(MoM)(Jan) jumped 0.5%, higher than forecast. The year-over-year number climbed to 3.0%. U.S. Producer...
02|11|2025
Not so fast | February 7, 2025
Markets digested corporate earnings this week and lost more ground following last week’s fall. Can markets continue at a sprint or will it begin to slow down the pace?...
02|10|2025
Leading Indicator Watch | February 7, 2025
Unemployment: Jobs numbers were a key focus in this week’s economic headlines. Nonfarm payrolls (Jan) indicated the U.S. economy added 143k jobs, fewer than expected. The unemployment rate (Jan)...
02|05|2025
Monthly Market Monitor | January – 2025
The month looked like it could head south much like December, but ended up green on the monitor. What can we take from that? Fixed Income: 2-Yr Treas Yield...
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%...