07|07|2026
Firepower | July 3,2026
Markets closed higher in a short trading week. Will the 2nd half of 2026 carry similar firepower? Monday S&P 500 1.18% | NASDAQ 2.07% Markets bounced following last week’s slide...
07|06|2026
Leading Indicator Watch | July 2, 2026
Unemployment: Jobs data were mixed this week. JOLTS Job Openings rose from 7.585M (Apr) to 7.59M (May)(MoM). The Nonfarm Payrolls report reflected a decline in jobs added from 129K...
04|06|2026
Leading Indicator Watch | April 3, 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|09|2026
Leading Indicator Watch | March 06, 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...
02|10|2026
Leading Indicator Watch | February 6, 2026
Unemployment: Jobs data were front and center this week. Initial Jobless Claims jumped from 209K to 231K. Continuing Jobless Claims rose from 1,819K to 1,844K. JOLTS Job Openings dropped...
01|13|2026
Leading Indicator Watch | January 09, 2026
Unemployment: Jobs were front and center this week. Nonfarm Payrolls showed an increase of only 50K jobs (Dec), missing the forecast. JOLTS Job Openings fell from 7.449M (Oct) to...
12|09|2025
Fed Decision in Focus | December 5, 2025
It was all about the economy this last week. That really means the Fed decision on December 10th was in focus. Monday S&P 500 0.53% | NASDAQ 0.38% US...
12|08|2025
Leading Indicator Watch | December 5, 2025
Manufacturing & Services: ISM Manufacturing PMI slipped from 48.7 (Oct) to 48.2 (Nov), marking a ninth straight month of contraction. Meanwhile, Services PMI inched up from 52.4 to 52.6,...
11|10|2025
Leading Indicator Watch | Nov. 7, 2025
Indicators show ISM Manufacturing PMI fell from 49.1 (Sep) to 48.7 (Oct) contracting for the eighth consecutive month while Non-Manufacturing (Services) PMI climbed from 50.0 (Sep) to 52.4 (Oct)....
10|06|2025
Leading Indicator Watch | October 3, 2025
Unemployment: Jobs data were incomplete this week due to the government shutdown. The Nonfarm payrolls report (Sep) wasn’t released on Friday as the result of impacts at Bureau of...