01|21|2025

Leading Indicator Watch | January 17, 2025

Consumer Goods & Materials: U.S. Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) (MoM) (Dec) data, which measures inflation less food and energy, rose just 0.2%, the smallest increase since August. Year-over-year,...

12|23|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | December 20, 2024

Consumer Goods & Materials: The Core PCE Price Index, which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation, rose only 0.1% (MoM)(Nov), better than expected. The year-over-year number remained...

06|22|2020

Leading Indicator Watch | June 19, 2020

The economy is showing some signs of re-opening from the COVID-19 environment in Core Retail Sales, Building Permits, and Housing Starts, but Unemployment numbers are only marginally improving from...