01|04|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | December 31, 2020
A light bit of reporting for the weekly leading indicators to close the year: The S&P 500 closed the year up 16.26%; while Initial Jobless Claims were down from...
12|29|2020
Leading Indicator Watch | December 24, 2020
Housing fell from the previous month and missed expectations, Core Durable Goods Orders, Consumer Confidence and Sentiment are also down. Let’s take a look at the other leading indicators...
12|23|2020
Leading Indicator Watch | December 18, 2020
Core Retail Sales dropped for November and Initial Jobless Claims rose again for the week. Visit Market Thoughts at https://ffsinv.com/category/market-thoughts/ for my weekly detailed take on the markets and...
12|14|2020
Leading Indicator Watch | Dec. 11, 2020
Not many leading indicators to unpack this week. JOLTs Job Openings climbed to 6.652m open job positions posted for October while the Initial Jobless Claims rose to 853k. Before...
12|07|2020
Leading Indicator Watch | December 4, 2020
Before I publish Market Thoughts, let’s look at the leading indicators that caught my attention last week. Click here to download the latest insights on economic activity. Look for Market Thoughts tomorrow!
11|30|2020
Leading Indicator Watch | November 27, 2020
Michigan Consumer Sentiment and CB Consumer Confidence slipped ahead of Black Friday amid a rise in Initial Jobless Claims… the Markets surge on. View my weekly notes here and...
11|23|2020
Leading Indicator Watch | November 20, 2020
Happy Thanksgiving! Our leading indicators this week show a decline in Housing and Core Retail Sales and Initial Jobless Claims rose last week. Click here for more information and...
11|16|2020
Leading Indicator Watch | November 13, 2020
Before I publish Market Thoughts, let’s look at the leading indicators that caught my eye last week. Click here to download the latest insights on economic activity. Look for Market Thoughts tomorrow!
11|09|2020
Leading Indicator Watch | November 6, 2020
Lots of data to unpack today from last week’s Leading Indicators! Notably, the Unemployment and U6 Unemployment Rates fell while Private Non-Farm Payroll added jobs. Review my notes and...
11|02|2020
Leading Indicator Watch | October 30, 2020
As I write Market Thoughts this week, let’s look at the leading indicators that caught my attention last week. Click here to download the latest insights on economic activity....