10|08|2024
Will Markets Flinch? | October 4, 2024
We entered the week in a bout for another strong weekly finish. Markets finished higher but how much strength do they have going into the final rounds? Monday S&P...
10|07|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | October 4, 2024
Unemployment: Nonfarm payrolls (September) forecast was estimated at 159K, but actual numbers came in at 254K, the highest since April. The unemployment rate (Sep) decreased from 4.2% in August to...
09|30|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | September 27, 2024
Consumer Goods & Materials: The core PCE price index (less food and energy) rose 0.1% (MoM (Aug), which was slightly lower than expected. Year-over-year, the index rose 2.7% (Aug)....
09|23|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | September 20, 2024
Consumer Goods & Materials: Retail sales ticked up 0.1% (MoM) (Aug), beating expectations and continuing the positive momentum from previous months. Be sure to check out more of last...
09|17|2024
Full Steam Ahead? | September 13, 2024
Author: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® Title: Investment Adviser Representative Tags: S&P 500, NASDAQ, CPI, Sentiment, Federal Reserve, Credit Markets gained some momentum this week. Will there be another pullback or...
09|16|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | September 13, 2024
Consumer Goods & Materials: The Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) (YoY) (Aug) rose 3.2%. CPI (YoY) (Aug) increased 2.5%, the lowest level for headline inflation since March of 2021....
09|09|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | September 6, 2024
Unemployment: The labor market showed signs of softening this week. JOLTS Job Openings (Jul) fell to 7.673M, the fewest since April of 2021. Nonfarm Payrolls added 142k jobs, lower than...