02|11|2025
Not so fast | February 7, 2025
Markets digested corporate earnings this week and lost more ground following last week’s fall. Can markets continue at a sprint or will it begin to slow down the pace?...
02|11|2025
Markets digested corporate earnings this week and lost more ground following last week’s fall. Can markets continue at a sprint or will it begin to slow down the pace?...
01|07|2025
Markets finished the year higher, but growth faded for the month of December. Will the New Year continue to prosper markets or should we temper our expectations? Monday S&P...
01|07|2025
Manufacturing & Services: ISM Manufacturing PMI (Dec) surprised to the upside, rising from 48.4 (Nov) to 49.3, the highest reading since last March. 50 marks expansion/contraction. Be sure to...
12|09|2024
Unemployment: U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls (Nov) reported 227K jobs added, a large improvement from October’s reading of 36K. The Unemployment Rate ticked up to 4.2%. Employment numbers are a key...
11|04|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...
10|07|2024
Unemployment: Nonfarm payrolls (September) forecast was estimated at 159K, but actual numbers came in at 254K, the highest since April. The unemployment rate (Sep) decreased from 4.2% in August to...
09|09|2024
Unemployment: The labor market showed signs of softening this week. JOLTS Job Openings (Jul) fell to 7.673M, the fewest since April of 2021. Nonfarm Payrolls added 142k jobs, lower than...
08|06|2024
Author: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® Title: Investment Adviser Rep TAGS: S&P 500, Rate Cuts, Unemployment, Jobs, Manufacturing, Treasuries This was another week of down markets. Will things get more turbulent...