08|30|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | August 27, 2021

Highlights from the August 27, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: The money supply, including time deposits, rose by $147B to $20.534T (June). Money supply is currently running 90.34% of current...

08|23|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | August 20, 2021

Highlights from the August 20, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Retail sales fell more than expected, 1.1% (July). The Capacity Utilization rate extended to 76.1% (July). Be sure to check...

08|16|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | August 13, 2021

Highlights from the August 13, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 rose last week 31.48 points, ending at 4,468.00 and is up 18.95% YTD while the VIX (CBOE...

08|09|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | August 6, 2021

Highlights from the August 6, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch : The unemployment rate fell to 5.4% (July). 94K non-farm payrolls were added last month. Weekly initial jobless claims fell...

07|26|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | July 23, 2021

Highlights from the July 23, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Manufacturing expanded at a rate of 62 for July, while services rose to 64.8. 50 marks the contraction/expansion line. Be...

07|19|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | July 16, 2021

Highlights from the July 16, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Retail sales surprised and rose 0.6% for June. This handily beat the expectation of a 0.4% contraction. Be sure to...

07|12|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | July 9, 2021

Highlights from the July, 9 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 rose last week 17.21 ponts, ending at 4,369.55 and is up 16.33% YTD while the VIX (CBOE...

07|06|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | July 2, 2021

Highlights from the July 2, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims fell to 364K. 662K private nonfarm payrolls were added in June, led by consumer services. Be...

06|28|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | June 25, 2021

Highlights from the June 25, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 rose last week 114.25 points, ending at 4,280.70 and is up 15.67% YTD while the VIX (CBOE...

06|21|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | June 18, 2021

Highlights from the June 18, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Building permits fell 3% in May. Housing starts rose by 3.6%, a good rebound from the 12.1% fall in the...