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?...

12|03|2024

High Tide? | November 29, 2024

Market levels rose this week and closed the month of November at all-time highs. Will this trend continue, or will the tide subside? Monday              S&P 500 0.30% | NASDAQ 0.27%...

12|02|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | November 29, 2024

Consumer Goods & Materials: The Core PCE Price Index (YoY) (Oct) ticked up to 2.8%. The month-over-month reading stayed steady at 0.3%. This is the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure...

11|26|2024

Road Trip | November 22, 2024

Markets refueled and took off again this week. Will they continue to push the pedal down or will they be getting off at the next exit? Monday              S&P 500 0.39%...

11|25|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | November 22, 2024

U. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment: Michigan Consumer Sentiment increased to 71.8 (Nov) from 70.5 (Oct), though the rise was less than expected.  Be sure to check out more of...

11|20|2024

Back to Earth | Market Thoughts | Nov. 15, 2024

Markets came back down to earth this week. Is this a sign of a pullback or are we back to business as usual? Monday              S&P 500 0.10% | NASDAQ 0.06%...

11|18|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | November 15, 2024

Consumer Goods & Materials: Headline inflation numbers represented by the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) (Oct) data came in as expected, rising 0.2% month-over-month. The annualized reading also met expectations,...

11|13|2024

Ready for Launch? | November 8, 2024

Markets took off this week following a competitive election cycle. Will the markets continue to soar? Monday              S&P 500 -0.28% | NASDAQ -0.33% This is a big week for markets...

11|12|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | November 8, 2024

S&P 500: The S&P 500 jumped 266.74 points, closing at 5,995.54 (up 25.70% YTD) with its best weekly performance since November of 2023. Market volatility, as measured by The CBOE...