03|21|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | March 18, 2022

Highlights from the March 18th Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 rose 258.81 points for the week, ending at 4,463.12 and is down 6.36% YTD. The VIX (CBOE Volatility...

03|14|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | March 11, 2022

Highlights from the March 11th Leading Indicator Watch: Preliminary Michigan Consumer Sentiment (March) fell to 59.7 from 62.8 with high prices continuing to persist amid geopolitical tensions. Be sure...

03|07|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | March 4, 2022

Highlights from the March 4th Leading Indicator Watch: Nonfarm Payrolls (Feb) spiked to 678k compared to the 400k expected. Initial jobless claims fell to 215k while continuing claims remained...

02|28|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | February 25, 2022

Highlights from the February 25th Leading Indicator Watch: The money supply, including time deposits, rose by $202B to $21.840T (Jan). Money supply is currently running 91% of current GDP....

02|22|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | February 18, 2022

Highlights from the February 18th Leading Indicator Watch: Retail sales (YoY)(Jan) rose 3.8% which came in well above forecasts of 2%. This is the highest figure since April 2021....

02|07|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | February 4, 2022

Highlights from the February 4th Leading Indicator Watch: Initial jobless claims fell to 238k and continuing jobless claims fell to 1,628k. Nonfarm Payrolls (Jan) rose 467k where only a...

01|31|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | January 28, 2022

Highlights from the January 28th Leading Indicator Watch: Preliminary figures for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (QoQ)(Q4) rose by 6.9% which tripled the increase in Q3. Be sure to check...

01|24|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | January 21, 2022

Highlights from the January 21st Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 fell 264.91 points for the week, ending at 4,397.94 and is down 7.73% YTD. The VIX (CBOE Volatility...

01|18|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | January 14, 2022

Highlights from the January 14th Leading Indicator Watch: U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) (YoY) continued its trend upward to 7%; the highest level since 1982. Retail Sales fell 1.9%...

01|10|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | January 7, 2022

Highlights from the January 7th Leading Indicator Watch: Initial jobless claims rose to 207k; continuing jobless claims rose to 1,754k. Nonfarm Payrolls (Dec) added totaled only 199k but the...