10|26|2021
Is There A Storm Brewing? | October 22, 2021
Markets climbed nicely last week on the back of earnings, but is there a storm brewing? Monday In mixed market activity, the S&P 500 rose 0.3% on the day....
10|25|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | October 22, 2021
Highlights from the October 22nd Leading Indicator Watch: Building Permits fell to a one year low (MoM) (Sep) by 7.7%. Housing Starts dropped by 1.6% (MoM) (Sep). Existing home...
10|19|2021
Overblown Inflation? | October 15, 2021
Rates were more subdued last week. Has inflation been overblown or will rates continue to climb in response? Monday Investors attempted to move higher at the open of the...
10|18|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | October 15, 2021
News in employment and Consumer Sentiment lead our watch this week. Weekly initial jobless claims fell to 293k and JOLTs job openings (reporting for August) were lower than forecasts....
10|13|2021
Stagflation | October 8, 2021
Stagflation was all over the news this week. What could job data mean for future inflation? Monday Markets tumbled to open the week. This was driven by inflationary fears...
10|12|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | October 8, 2021
Highlights from the October 8, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Factory orders increased 1.2% in August. Up from an 0.7% increase in July. Be sure to check out more of...
10|05|2021
October Scare? | October 1, 2021
September turned out to be a volatile month after all. Should we expect a scare from October as well? Monday The S&P 500 started the week mildly lower, 0.27%....
10|04|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | October 1, 2021
Highlights from the October 1, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Weekly initial jobless claims rose above forecasted figures for the 3rd consecutive week, although low. Continuing jobless claims fell to...
09|28|2021
Wild Ride | September 24, 2021
It was a wild ride last week. As it came to a close, markets were pointing north, but will this endure? Monday Markets opened the week sharply lower on...
09|27|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | September 24, 2021
Highlights from the September 24, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Building permits rose 6.0%, housing starts rose 3.9%, new home sales rose 1.5%, and existing home sales lost ground, slipping...