05|06|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | May 3, 2024

Unemployment: News this week in employment data showed an easing labor market. Non-Farm Payrolls (Apr) added 175k jobs, lower than forecasts of 238k. JOLTs Job Openings fell to 8.488M...

04|29|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | April 26, 2024

The S&P 500 Index recovered most of the prior week’s losses, rising 132.73 points for the week and closing at 5,099.96 (up 6.92% YTD). The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)...

04|22|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | April 19, 2024

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Retail, Sales, Housing, Yields, S&P 500 Housing Starts (MoM)(Mar) fell -14.7% in the biggest slide for a month since...

04|15|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | April 12, 2024

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, CPI, Yields, S&P 500 Core Consumer Price Index (CPI)(MoM)(Mar) rose more than expected for the 3rd straight month, increasing by...

04|08|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | April 5, 2024

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Yields, Manufacturing, S&P 500 ISM Manufacturing PMI strengthened in March, rising to 50.3 from 47.8 (Feb) which was last...

04|01|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | March 29, 2024

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Prices, Goods, Housing, Building, Yields, Money Supply,  S&P 500, Consumer Sentiment Economic data was heavy in a holiday-shortened trading week....

03|18|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | March 15, 2024

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, CPI, PPI, Yields, S&P 500 Price data made headlines this past week: The Core Consumer Price Index (CPI)(Feb) rose...

03|11|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | March 8, 2024

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Yields, Services, S&P 500 Jobs data diverged this week with positive and less-than positive news. Non-Farm Payrolls (Feb) added...

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03|04|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | March 1, 2024

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, PCE, Goods, Housing, Yields, Money Supply, S&P 500, Consumer Sentiment The U. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment fell to 76.9...