05|06|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | May 3, 2024
Unemployment: News this week in employment data showed an easing labor market. Non-Farm Payrolls (Apr) added 175k jobs, lower than forecasts of 238k. JOLTs Job Openings fell to 8.488M...
04|30|2024
Market Breather…| April 26, 2024
Markets grew for the week for the first time in a month. Is it a reason to celebrate or a breather in the pullback? Monday S&P 500 0.87% | NASDAQ...
04|29|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | April 26, 2024
The S&P 500 Index recovered most of the prior week’s losses, rising 132.73 points for the week and closing at 5,099.96 (up 6.92% YTD). The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)...
04|23|2024
Expect Red…| April 19, 2024
AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA®TITLE: Investment Adviser Rep – CCOTAGS: S&P 500, NASDAQ, Retail Sales, Housing, Earnings, Tech Markets sold consistently across the week. Is there more red to expect...
04|22|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | April 19, 2024
AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE: Investment Adviser Rep TAGS: Jobs, Retail, Sales, Housing, Yields, S&P 500 Housing Starts (MoM)(Mar) fell -14.7% in the biggest slide for a month since...
04|01|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | March 29, 2024
AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE: Investment Adviser Rep TAGS: Jobs, Prices, Goods, Housing, Building, Yields, Money Supply, S&P 500, Consumer Sentiment Economic data was heavy in a holiday-shortened trading week....
03|05|2024
Next Move…| March 1, 2024
AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA®TITLE: Investment Adviser Rep – CCOTAGS: S&P 500, NASDAQ, housing, earnings, GDP, PCE, Manufacturing Markets advanced on the week, but was there a tell about the...
03|04|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | March 1, 2024
AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE: Investment Adviser Rep TAGS: Jobs, PCE, Goods, Housing, Yields, Money Supply, S&P 500, Consumer Sentiment The U. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment fell to 76.9...
02|27|2024
Jump for Joy | February 23, 2024
AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA®TITLE: Investment Adviser Rep – CCOTAGS: S&P 500, NASDAQ, Earnings, Jobs, housing. Markets jumped for the week. Mainly it happened on Thursday, but is it...