06|30|2020

Coming Storm? | June 26, 2020

Markets fell last week as COVID cases rose and Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) actions stand to restrict banks. Do these short-term factors indicate a coming storm? Monday Markets advanced...

06|29|2020

Leading Indicator Watch | June 26, 2020

A weekly update of #stockmarket and #domestic economic activity. We’ll get lost in the weeds in Market Thoughts tomorrow, but for now, here are some economic indicators that caught...

06|23|2020

Markets Diverge | June 19, 2020

Concerns have been increasing, as have the markets. When will this new correlation diverge? Monday Markets opened with a bang as they were off 2% at the open! Concern...

06|22|2020

Leading Indicator Watch | June 19, 2020

The economy is showing some signs of re-opening from the COVID-19 environment in Core Retail Sales, Building Permits, and Housing Starts, but Unemployment numbers are only marginally improving from...

06|16|2020

Is The Worst Behind Us? | June 12, 2020

Is the worst behind us, or was the market fall last week indicative of the start of a new volatility increase? Monday OPEC + extended their production cuts which...

06|15|2020

Leading Indicator Watch | June 12, 2020

Volatility is on the rise in the markets this week. I’ll break it all down in Market Thoughts! For now, let’s look at the Leading Indicators to get an...

06|09|2020

Driving Hope Or Data? | June 5, 2020

Hope or data? What is driving the markets within shot of their all-time highs just months after being down 34%? Monday Markets rose for the day as ISM Manufacturing...

06|08|2020

Leading Indicator Watch | June 5, 2020

The big headline for our leading indicator watch came out of unemployment news last week which sent the markets surging. The Unemployment Rate was predicted to be 19.7% but...

06|02|2020

Hopeful Exuberance… | May 29, 2020

Markets rose 3% last week. Was investor exuberance founded or an unfounded move on being hopeful? Monday Memorial Day Tuesday Markets opened the week with a bang as markets...

06|01|2020

Leading Indicator Watch | May 29, 2020

As I write Market Thoughts this week, here are some economic indicators that caught my attention. Click here to view the latest insights on economic activity and stay tuned...