03|02|2026
Leading Indicator Watch | February 27, 2026
Consumer Goods & Materials: Producer price index (PPI) rose 0.5% in January (MoM), up from 0.4% in December and higher than forecast. Rising wholesale prices are an early signal...
02|02|2026
Leading Indicator Watch | January 30, 2026
Consumer Confidence: CB Consumer Confidence dropped sharply in January, falling from 94.2 (MoM)(Dec) to 84.5, the lowest level since 2014. This reading reflects a decline in consumer confidence in...
12|29|2025
Leading Indicator Watch | December 26, 2025
M2 Money Stock: The money supply held steady at $22.30T (Nov), now roughly 72% of current GDP. Meanwhile, advance GDP growth accelerated from 3.8% in Q2 to 4.3% in...
12|01|2025
Leading Indicator Watch | November 28, 2025
Retail Sales: The delayed September Retail Sales report showed an increase of only 0.2% (MoM), which was less than expected following a 0.6% rise in August. It is the...
11|04|2025
Partly Cloudy | October 31, 2025
Private sector data is guiding markets higher for now. Will markets have sufficient data for more gains as economic forecasts remain cloudy? Monday S&P 500 1.23% | NASDAQ 1.86%...
11|03|2025
Leading Indicator Watch | October 31, 2025
Consumer Confidence: Conference Board (CB) Consumer Confidence fell for the third consecutive month, decreasing from 95.6 (Sep) to 94.6 (Oct). Will consumers’ behavior reflect their sentiment, or will spending...
09|03|2025
Leveling Out | August 29, 2025
Markets hit new highs mid-week and then fell to close out August trading. Will September sink hopes of additional highs or are things beginning to level out? Monday S&P...
09|02|2025
Leading Indicator Watch | August 29, 2025
Consumer Goods & Materials: Core PCE Price Index rose 0.3% (MoM)(Jul) for the 2nd month in a row. The annual measure ticked up from 2.8% (Jun) to 2.9% (Jul)....
08|05|2025
Slow Down | August 1, 2025
Markets pushed down on the accelerator in July and set multiple records. Will the pace continue or is there a reduced speed warning ahead? Monday S&P 500 0.02% |...
06|03|2025
Cautious Resolve | May 30, 2025
Markets recovered some, but not all, losses from last week. Are investors proving to be more resilient as we close out the month of May? Monday S&P 500 0.00%...