09|16|2025

Fuel to the Fire | September 12, 2025

Markets jumped this week, specifically with large-cap growth companies. Will a rate cut fuel more gains in the near-term? Monday              S&P 500 0.21% | NASDAQ 0.45% This week is “inflation...

09|16|2025

Leading Indicator Watch | Septemeber 12, 2025

Consumer Goods & Materials: Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% (MoM)(Aug), higher than expected. The annual measure ticked up from 2.7% (Jul) to 2.9% (Aug). Producer Price Index (PPI)...

08|18|2025

Leading Indicator Watch | August 15, 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...

07|22|2025

Making Hay | July 18, 2025

Earnings season is upon us, and optimism has equity markets surging. Will corporate earnings push sentiment higher? Monday               S&P 500 0.14% | NASDAQ 0.27% Tariffs on imports were announced...

07|21|2025

Leading Indicator Watch | July 18, 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|16|2025

Leading Indicator Watch | June 13, 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...

05|20|2025

Room to Run? | May 16, 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

Leading Indicator Watch | May 16, 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|22|2025

Deep Breath | April 18, 2025

Trading was less volatile this week but fell lower. Are markets becoming more patient or are they just taking a breather?  Monday               S&P 500 0.79% | NASDAQ 0.64% Trading...

04|15|2025

Clear Skies? | April 11, 2025

There were some bright spots for markets this week but not without their share of volatility. Are there more storms brewing or will there be some daylight soon? ` Monday              ...