04|20|2026
Consumer Goods & Materials: Producer Price Index (PPI) held steady in March at 0.5% (MoM), which was lower than expected. The annual measure increased 4.0%, up from February but below the forecast. PPI is a leading indicator of consumer...
04|14|2026
Markets showed strength for a second straight week. Will equities continue to soar higher? Monday S&P 500 0.44% | NASDAQ 0.54% Markets continued to gain ground following a strong showing last week. Temperatures cooled on the international front...
04|13|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...
04|06|2026
Unemployment: Jobs were front and center this week. Nonfarm Payrolls showed an increase of 178K jobs in March, which was better than expected. JOLTS job openings fell from 7.240...
03|30|2026
S&P 500: The index declined for the fifth consecutive week, falling 137.63 points to close at 6,368.85 (down 6.96% YTD). The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) rose from 23.8 to...
03|24|2026
Markets started strong but faded on the back of oil. Should the storm continue or is there light ahead? Monday S&P 500 1.01% | NASDAQ 1.22% Both bond and...
03|23|2026
Consumer Goods & Materials: Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 0.7% in February (MoM), higher than forecast and the top reading since last July. The annual measure increased 3.4%. PPI...
03|16|2026
Housing peaked our interest this week as a positive economic indicator: Existing Home Sales rose 1.7% in February (MoM). The annualized measure increased 4.09M, up from 4.02M in January...
03|09|2026
Unemployment: Jobs data were front and center this week. Nonfarm Payrolls fell by 92K in February, reversing a three-month trend of positive job creation. Unemployment Rate ticked up from...
03|04|2026
It was a wild ride on the monitor last month. How have Markets Shifted? Fixed Income: 2-Yr Treas Yield 3.38% | 10-Yr Treas. Yield 3.97% Yields across the curve,...
