06|25|2025

Wild Ride | June 20, 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...

06|23|2025

Leading Indicator Watch | June 20, 2025

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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...

04|21|2025

Leading Indicator Watch | April 18, 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

Restricted Area | March 21, 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...

03|24|2025

Leading Indicator Watch | March 21, 2025

Retail Sales: Retail Sales (MoM)(Feb) ticked up just 0.2%, falling short of the 0.6% forecast. The reading points to a possible slowdown in consumer spending, which is a key...

02|19|2025

Wait and See? | February 14, 2025

Markets moved higher to cap off the week. Will tariff negotiations become a new norm or will they be delayed just a little bit longer? Monday               S&P 500 0.67%...

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...

01|21|2025

Leading Indicator Watch | January 17, 2025

Consumer Goods & Materials: U.S. Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) (MoM) (Dec) data, which measures inflation less food and energy, rose just 0.2%, the smallest increase since August. Year-over-year,...