08|08|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | August 5, 2022
Highlights from the August 5, 2022 Leading Indicator Watch: Nonfarm Payrolls (Jul) added 528k jobs compared to an estimated 250k. Unemployment rate fell to a pre-pandemic low, 3.5%, supporting...
08|01|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | July 29, 2022
Highlights from the July 29th Leading Indicator Watch: GDP (QoQ)(Q2) fell again by -.9%, indicating slowing growth in the US. The NBER, however, uses other factors in ultimately determining...
07|18|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | July 15, 2022
Highlights from the July 15th Leading Indicator Watch: Core Retail Sales (MoM)(Jun) exceeded expectations, rising 1% instead of .6% (expected). This was a positive sign even with increasing price...
07|11|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | July 8, 2022
Highlights from the July 8th Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 rose 74.06 points, ending at 3,899.39 and is down 18.19% YTD. The VIX (CBOE Volatility Index) fell to...
07|05|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | July 1, 2022
Highlights from the July 1st Leading Indicator Watch: Continuing Jobless claims fell to 1,328k from 1,331k while Initial jobless claims fell to 231k from 233k. Be sure to check...
05|09|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | May 6, 2022
Highlights from the May 6th Leading Indicator Watch: Continuing Jobless claims fell to 1,384k from 1,403k. Initial jobless claims rose to 200k from 181k. JOLTS Job Openings (Mar) rose...
05|02|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | April 29, 2022
Highlights from the April 29th Leading Indicator Watch: Michigan Consumer Sentiment (April) rose to 65.2 from 59.4 (Mar) following poor inflation figures. Personal Spending rose 1.1% during this time....
03|28|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | March 25, 2022
Highlights from the March 25th Leading Indicator Watch: Initial jobless claims fell to 187k, the lowest figure in over 52 years. Continuing claims continued its downward trend, falling to...
03|21|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | March 18, 2022
Highlights from the March 18th Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 rose 258.81 points for the week, ending at 4,463.12 and is down 6.36% YTD. The VIX (CBOE Volatility...
03|07|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | March 4, 2022
Highlights from the March 4th Leading Indicator Watch: Nonfarm Payrolls (Feb) spiked to 678k compared to the 400k expected. Initial jobless claims fell to 215k while continuing claims remained...