01|07|2025
Pop the Bubbly? | January 3, 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
Leading Indicator Watch | January 3, 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
Leading Indicator Watch | December 6, 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
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...
10|07|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | October 4, 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
Leading Indicator Watch | September 6, 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
In the Clear? | August 2, 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...
08|05|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | August 2, 2024
Jobs data jolted markets on Friday with the Nonfarm Payrolls (Jul) falling well short of forecasts. Only 114k jobs were added compared to an estimated 176k. The unemployment rate...