12|09|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | December 6, 2024
Unemployment: U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls (Nov) reported 227K jobs added, a large improvement from October’s reading of 36K. The Unemployment Rate ticked up to 4.2%. Employment numbers are a key...
11|12|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | November 8, 2024
S&P 500: The S&P 500 jumped 266.74 points, closing at 5,995.54 (up 25.70% YTD) with its best weekly performance since November of 2023. Market volatility, as measured by The CBOE...
10|08|2024
Will Markets Flinch? | October 4, 2024
We entered the week in a bout for another strong weekly finish. Markets finished higher but how much strength do they have going into the final rounds? Monday S&P...
10|07|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | October 4, 2024
Unemployment: Nonfarm payrolls (September) forecast was estimated at 159K, but actual numbers came in at 254K, the highest since April. The unemployment rate (Sep) decreased from 4.2% in August to...
09|09|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | September 6, 2024
Unemployment: The labor market showed signs of softening this week. JOLTS Job Openings (Jul) fell to 7.673M, the fewest since April of 2021. Nonfarm Payrolls added 142k jobs, lower than...
08|13|2024
Swing and a Miss… | August 9, 2024
Markets swung like a pendulum this week. Was the early selloff an overdone reaction or a sign of more volatility to come?
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...
07|08|2024
Leading Indicator Watch | July 5, 2024
Manufacturing & Services: ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI (Services)(Jun) fell to 48.8 from 53.8 (May), the lowest number since March of 2020. More data may be needed to reveal if this...