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...
07|09|2024
Earnings Slaughter? | July 5, 2024
There was an onslaught of data last week, which led to gains. Should more be expected with the coming earnings season? Monday S&P 500 0.27%| NASDAQ 0.83% ISM Manufacturing unexpectedly...
06|25|2024
Downshift or Full Steam Ahead? | June 21, 2024
Markets were positive for the week overall. Is there a down shift happening or will it be full steam ahead? Monday S&P 500 0.77%| NASDAQ 0.95% Markets started the week...
06|11|2024
Fed Speculation | June 7, 2024
Last week was all about Fed speculation. This week the Fed will tell us how right those speculations were. Monday S&P 500 0.11%| NASDAQ 0.56% Manufacturing data showed unexpected weakness....
06|10|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | June 7, 2024
Unemployment: Nonfarm Payrolls (May) forecast was estimated at 182k, but actual numbers came in at 272k. The Federal Reserve bank meets this week, and this data will likely impact...
05|07|2024
Busy Signal | May 3, 2024
Markets were busy with plenty of data. Did the end of April give us any signal into how May could perform? Monday S&P 500 0.32% | NASDAQ 0.35% 11 major...
05|06|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | May 3, 2024
Unemployment: News this week in employment data showed an easing labor market. Non-Farm Payrolls (Apr) added 175k jobs, lower than forecasts of 238k. JOLTs Job Openings fell to 8.488M...
04|29|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | April 26, 2024
The S&P 500 Index recovered most of the prior week’s losses, rising 132.73 points for the week and closing at 5,099.96 (up 6.92% YTD). The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)...
04|08|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | April 5, 2024
AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE: Investment Adviser Rep TAGS: Jobs, Yields, Manufacturing, S&P 500 ISM Manufacturing PMI strengthened in March, rising to 50.3 from 47.8 (Feb) which was last...