08|18|2025

Leading Indicator Watch | August 15, 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...

08|12|2025

Full Swing | August 8, 2025

Markets swung back to the positive this week with news on the tariff and corporate earnings front. Will the 3rd quarter shape up to be just as strong as...

08|11|2025

Leading Indicator Watch | August 8, 2025

Manufacturing & Services: ISM Non-Manufacturing (Services) PMI slowed, missing expectations in July. It remained in expansion territory, however, with a reading of 50.1 (Jul) compared to 50.8 in June....

08|07|2025

Monthly Market Monitor | July-2025

The Markets flashed green and red across the monitor this month. One is telling us about the past while the other might be giving us clues into the future....

08|05|2025

Slow Down | August 1, 2025

Markets pushed down on the accelerator in July and set multiple records. Will the pace continue or is there a reduced speed warning ahead? Monday               S&P 500 0.02% |...

08|04|2025

Leading Indicator Watch | August 1, 2025

Unemployment: Labor market data released this week came in softer than expected. Nonfarm Payrolls reported that 73K jobs were added in July, below the 106K expected. Unemployment Rate ticked...

07|29|2025

New Peaks | July 25, 2025

Trade deals were made this week, and markets took note. Will the trend continue as more deals are ironed out? Monday               S&P 500 0.14% | NASDAQ 0.38% Monday’s trading...

07|28|2025

Leading Indicator Watch | July 25, 2025

Housing and Building: Housing data disappointed this week, as Existing Home Sales fell 2.7% in June (MoM). The annualized number dropped to 3.93M, the lowest level since September 2024....

07|22|2025

Making Hay | July 18, 2025

Earnings season is upon us, and optimism has equity markets surging. Will corporate earnings push sentiment higher? Monday               S&P 500 0.14% | NASDAQ 0.27% Tariffs on imports were announced...

07|21|2025

Leading Indicator Watch | July 18, 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...