08|19|2025
Shift Ahead | August 15, 2025
Broad markets rose higher again but with notable differences from the week prior. Is there a shift in sentiment as earnings season ends? Monday S&P 500 0.25% | NASDAQ...
08|19|2025
Broad markets rose higher again but with notable differences from the week prior. Is there a shift in sentiment as earnings season ends? Monday S&P 500 0.25% | NASDAQ...
08|18|2025
Consumer Goods & Materials: Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2% (MoM)(Jul). The annual measure was 2.7%. Producer Price Index (PPI) climbed 0.9% (MoM)(Jul), higher than forecast. PPI measures prices...
08|04|2025
Unemployment: Labor market data released this week came in softer than expected. Nonfarm Payrolls reported that 73K jobs were added in July, below the 106K expected. Unemployment Rate ticked...
07|21|2025
Consumer Goods & Materials: Consumer Prices rose, but were generally in line with expectations. Consumer Price Index (CPI) (MoM) increased by 0.3% (Jun), up from 0.1% in May. Year-over-year...
06|30|2025
Consumer Goods & Materials: Core PCE Price Index, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.2% (MoM)(May), with the annual reading increasing from 2.6% (Apr) to 2.7% (May). Both figures...
06|16|2025
Consumer Goods & Materials: Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.1% (MoM)(May), with the annual reading increasing from 2.3% (Apr) to 2.4% (May), which was better than expected. Producer Price...
06|02|2025
Consumer Goods & Materials: Core PCE Price Index settled at 2.5% (YoY)(Apr), the lowest reading since 2021 for the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation. The monthly measurement remained...
05|20|2025
Markets came out fast to start the week and ended solidly in the green. Does the economy still have some room to run? Monday S&P 500 3.26% | NASDAQ...
05|19|2025
Consumer Goods & Materials: Consumer Price Index (CPI) (MoM)(Apr) rose 0.2%, less than the 0.3% forecast. Year-over-year it rose 2.3%, less than forecast and the lowest reading since February...
04|30|2025
Markets popped the confetti this week. Is the hype with merit or is it too early to celebrate? Monday S&P 500 2.36% | NASDAQ 2.55% In an otherwise uneventful...