10|20|2025
Leading Indicator Watch | October 17, 2025
Yield Curve: The yield curve steepened slightly this week. The 2-year Treasury slipped from 3.52% to 3.46%, while the benchmark 10-year eased from 4.05% to 4.02%, marking its lowest...
 
         
                    10|20|2025
Yield Curve: The yield curve steepened slightly this week. The 2-year Treasury slipped from 3.52% to 3.46%, while the benchmark 10-year eased from 4.05% to 4.02%, marking its lowest...
 
                    09|23|2025
The Federal Reserve delivered its first rate cut in 2025. Will there be more to come before year-end? Monday S&P 500 0.47% | NASDAQ 0.94% Markets were upbeat coming...
 
                    09|22|2025
Retail Sales: Retail Sales were up 0.6% (MoM)(Aug), increasing for the third consecutive month and better than expected. It is the foremost indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for...
 
                    08|18|2025
Consumer Goods & Materials: Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2% (MoM)(Jul). The annual measure was 2.7%. Producer Price Index (PPI) climbed 0.9% (MoM)(Jul), higher than forecast. PPI measures prices...
 
                    07|21|2025
Consumer Goods & Materials: Consumer Prices rose, but were generally in line with expectations. Consumer Price Index (CPI) (MoM) increased by 0.3% (Jun), up from 0.1% in May. Year-over-year...
 
                    06|25|2025
It was a wild ride last week, but markets remained with little change through it all. Will that wild ride continue? Monday S&P 500 0.94% | NASDAQ 1.52% Markets...
 
                     
                    05|19|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...
 
                    04|21|2025
Retail Sales: Retail Sales (MoM)(Mar) jumped 1.4%, the largest monthly increase since January 2023. Core Retail Sales (MoM)(Mar) were also positive, though the increase was a more modest 0.5...
 
                    03|25|2025
Equity markets were looking to rebound this week after several weeks of declines. Will decisions by the Federal Reserve Bank help bring more stability to the economy? Monday S&P...