12|09|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | December 6, 2024
Unemployment: U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls (Nov) reported 227K jobs added, a large improvement from October’s reading of 36K. The Unemployment Rate ticked up to 4.2%. Employment numbers are a key...
12|03|2024
High Tide? | November 29, 2024
Market levels rose this week and closed the month of November at all-time highs. Will this trend continue, or will the tide subside? Monday S&P 500 0.30% | NASDAQ 0.27%...
11|26|2024
Road Trip | November 22, 2024
Markets refueled and took off again this week. Will they continue to push the pedal down or will they be getting off at the next exit? Monday S&P 500 0.39%...
11|25|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | November 22, 2024
U. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment: Michigan Consumer Sentiment increased to 71.8 (Nov) from 70.5 (Oct), though the rise was less than expected. Be sure to check out more of...
11|13|2024
Ready for Launch? | November 8, 2024
Markets took off this week following a competitive election cycle. Will the markets continue to soar? Monday S&P 500 -0.28% | NASDAQ -0.33% This is a big week for markets...
10|29|2024
Expand or Contract? | October 25, 2024
Markets retreated this week as asset valuations have come under scrutiny. Will estimates remain strong or will the retreat continue? Monday S&P 500 -0.18% | NASDAQ 0.27% The trading week...
10|28|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | October 25, 2024
Yield Curve: 2-year yields finished higher this week, rising from 3.95% to 4.11%. 10-year yields also climbed from 4.08% to 4.25%, the highest level since July. Prices & rates...
09|30|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | September 27, 2024
Consumer Goods & Materials: The core PCE price index (less food and energy) rose 0.1% (MoM (Aug), which was slightly lower than expected. Year-over-year, the index rose 2.7% (Aug)....
09|03|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | August 30, 2024
Consumer Goods & Materials: The PCE Price index (YoY) (Jul) stayed steady at 2.5%, and Core PCE (YoY) (Jul) also remained unchanged at 2.6%. Both numbers came in just...
