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...
03|05|2024
Next Move…| March 1, 2024
AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA®TITLE: Investment Adviser Rep – CCOTAGS: S&P 500, NASDAQ, housing, earnings, GDP, PCE, Manufacturing Markets advanced on the week, but was there a tell about the...
02|05|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | Feb. 2, 2024
AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE: Investment Adviser Rep TAGS: Jobs, Yields, Manufacturing, S&P 500, Consumer Sentiment Jobs data surprised markets this past week. Nonfarm Payrolls (Jan) well-surpassed expectations with...
01|08|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | January 5, 2023
AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE: Investment Adviser Rep TAGS: Jobs, Housing, Yields, Manufacturing & Services, S&P 500 The labor market showed mixed signs between softening and strength this week....