10|05|2026
Leading Indicator Watch | October 2, 2026
Unemployment: Jobs were front and center this week. Nonfarm Payrolls reflected 29K jobs added (Sep), fewer than the 89K forecast. JOLTS Job openings declined from 7.335M (Jul) to 7.079M...
08|31|2026
Leading Indicator Watch | August 28, 2026
Consumer Goods & Materials: Inflation Data was front and center this week. Core PCE Price Index rose 0.2% in July (MoM), in line with the forecast. The annual measure...
08|03|2026
Leading Indicator Watch | July 31, 2026
Consumer Goods & Materials: Core PCE Price Index rose 0.1% in June (MoM), which was lower than the 0.2% forecast. The annual measure fell from 3.4% (May) to 3.3%...
06|29|2026
Leading Indicator Watch | June 26, 2026
Consumer Goods & Materials: Core PCE Price Index rose 0.3% (MoM)(May). The annual measure increased 3.4%, up from 3.3% in April and the highest level since 2023. Core PCE...
06|08|2026
Leading Indicator Watch | June 5, 2026
Unemployment: Jobs were front and center this week. JOLTS Job Openings beat the forecast, rising from 6.8873 (Mar) to 7.618M (Apr). Nonfarm Payrolls also outperformed, although declining slightly from...
06|01|2026
Leading Indicator Watch | May 29, 2026
Consumer Goods & Materials: Core PCE Price Index continued its upward trend in April, rising 0.2% (MoM). The annual measure increased 3.3%, the highest level since 2023. Core PCE...
05|05|2026
May Flowers? | May 1, 2026
Equities finished an historic run in a record-setting April. Will April’s market showers bring May flowers? Monday S&P 500 0.12% | NASDAQ 0.20% The S&P500 and Nasdaq climbed to...
05|04|2026
Leading Indicator Watch | May 1, 2026
Consumer Goods & Materials: Core PCE Price Index slowed from 0.4% in February to 0.3% in March (MoM). The annual measure increased 3.2%, which was up from February but...
04|13|2026
Leading Indicator Watch | April 10, 2026
Consumer Goods & Materials: Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.9% (MoM)(Mar), which followed a 0.3% increase in February. The annual measure increased 3.3%, up from a 2.4% reading in February. The increase is...
03|31|2026
Congestion | March 27, 2026
The Volatility index was high again this week as markets responded to economic data and the daily news cycle. How will markets navigate the congestion through the rest of...