11|25|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | November 22, 2024
U. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment: Michigan Consumer Sentiment increased to 71.8 (Nov) from 70.5 (Oct), though the rise was less than expected. Be sure to check out more of...
11|20|2024
Back to Earth | Market Thoughts | Nov. 15, 2024
Markets came back down to earth this week. Is this a sign of a pullback or are we back to business as usual? Monday S&P 500 0.10% | NASDAQ 0.06%...
11|18|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | November 15, 2024
Consumer Goods & Materials: Headline inflation numbers represented by the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) (Oct) data came in as expected, rising 0.2% month-over-month. The annualized reading also met expectations,...
11|12|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | November 8, 2024
S&P 500: The S&P 500 jumped 266.74 points, closing at 5,995.54 (up 25.70% YTD) with its best weekly performance since November of 2023. Market volatility, as measured by The CBOE...
11|05|2024
Not So Fast | November 1, 2024
Markets pulled back from recent highs and revealed a slowdown could be occurring. Will we begin to see a deceleration in the coming months? Monday S&P 500 0.27% | NASDAQ...
11|04|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | November 1, 2024
Unemployment: Nonfarm payrolls measured only 12K jobs added in October, far below expectations and the lowest number in nearly four years. There is speculation that the poor reading was...