07|15|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | July 12, 2024
Consumer Goods & Materials: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)(MoM)(Jun) fell 0.1%, the first decline since June 2020. From the consumer’s perspective, prices of goods and services appear to be...
07|09|2024
Earnings Slaughter? | July 5, 2024
There was an onslaught of data last week, which led to gains. Should more be expected with the coming earnings season? Monday S&P 500 0.27%| NASDAQ 0.83% ISM Manufacturing unexpectedly...
07|08|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | July 5, 2024
Manufacturing & Services: ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI (Services)(Jun) fell to 48.8 from 53.8 (May), the lowest number since March of 2020. More data may be needed to reveal if this...
06|18|2024
Calm Before the Calm??? | June 14, 2024
Markets climbed nicely this last week. Is this the calm before the storm? Monday S&P 500 0.26%| NASDAQ 0.35% It was a rather muted start to the week. There was...
06|17|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | June 14, 2024
Consumer Goods & Materials: Core CPI (Consumer Price Index) (inflation excluding food and energy costs), which measures the change in consumer prices, increased .2%, which was lower than expected...
06|11|2024
Fed Speculation | June 7, 2024
Last week was all about Fed speculation. This week the Fed will tell us how right those speculations were. Monday S&P 500 0.11%| NASDAQ 0.56% Manufacturing data showed unexpected weakness....
06|10|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | June 7, 2024
Unemployment: Nonfarm Payrolls (May) forecast was estimated at 182k, but actual numbers came in at 272k. The Federal Reserve bank meets this week, and this data will likely impact...
06|04|2024
Foreshadowing Things to Come? | May 31, 2024
It was an important week. While rates rose early, they ended the week lower. Were they foreshadowing things to come? Monday S&P 500 -%| NASDAQ -% Happy Memorial Day!...
06|03|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | May 31, 2024
The money supply, including time deposits, rose $26B to $20.867T (Apr) which reflects cash accumulating in money market funds with their attractive yields. Money supply is running 73.8% of...