05|20|2025
Room to Run? | May 16, 2025
Markets came out fast to start the week and ended solidly in the green. Does the economy still have some room to run? Monday S&P 500 3.26% | NASDAQ...
05|19|2025
Leading Indicator Watch | May 16, 2025
Consumer Goods & Materials: Consumer Price Index (CPI) (MoM)(Apr) rose 0.2%, less than the 0.3% forecast. Year-over-year it rose 2.3%, less than forecast and the lowest reading since February...
03|19|2025
Wrong Way? | March 14, 2025
Markets ended another week in the red. Will they make a U-turn or are they heading in the wrong direction? Monday S&P 500 2.70% | NASDAQ 4.00% Stocks tumbled...
02|18|2025
Leading Indicator Watch | February 14, 2025
Consumer Goods & Materials: Price data made headlines this past week. U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI)(MoM)(Jan) jumped 0.5%, higher than forecast. The year-over-year number climbed to 3.0%. U.S. Producer...
01|22|2025
Push Forward | January 17, 2025
Markets advanced higher for the week. Will the New Year push continue? Monday S&P 500 0.16% | NASDAQ -0.38% Markets ebbed and flowed on Monday but landed in neutral...
12|17|2024
Merry and Bright? | December 13, 2024
The rally stalled this week after previous session highs. Will the seasonal rally pick up or should we correct our outlook? Monday S&P 500 -0.61% | NASDAQ -0.62% Trading fell...
09|16|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | September 13, 2024
Consumer Goods & Materials: The Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) (YoY) (Aug) rose 3.2%. CPI (YoY) (Aug) increased 2.5%, the lowest level for headline inflation since March of 2021....
06|18|2024
Calm Before the Calm??? | June 14, 2024
Markets climbed nicely this last week. Is this the calm before the storm? Monday S&P 500 0.26%| NASDAQ 0.35% It was a rather muted start to the week. There was...
05|21|2024
Heavy Markets | May 17, 2024
Markets saw heavy moves because of inflation data. What could carry the markets in the coming weeks? Monday S&P 500 0.02% | NASDAQ 0.29% There were no earnings reports or...
04|16|2024
Inflated Importance? | April 12, 2024
AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA®TITLE: Investment Adviser Rep – CCOTAGS: S&P 500, NASDAQ, Small Business, CPI, FRB Minutes, PPI, Jobs, Earnings The week was all about inflation data, but...