03|08|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | March 5, 2021
Nonfarm payrolls rose by 379K, crushing the expectation of 182K. Weekly Initial Jobless Claims rose to 745K from 736K. Check out more of the leading indicators that caught my...
03|01|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | February 26, 2021
Weekly Initial Jobless Claims fell to 730K from 841K. This was the lowest level in months. Check out the weekly leading indicator watch here and be sure to stay...
02|22|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | February 19, 2021
Retail sales surged by 5.3% in January, beating a 1.1% increase that was expected. Check out the weekly leading indicator watch here and be sure to stay tuned for...
01|25|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | Jan. 22, 2021
Housing for December rose to closeout the year and the S&P 500 is off to a positive gain in the new year with volatility down from the previous week....
01|12|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | January 8, 2021
Lots to unpack from the leading indicators for Jan. 8, 2021. Please review my notes at https://ffsinv.com/indicators-1-8-21/ and look at the daily economic breakdown in Market Thoughts this week.
01|04|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | December 31, 2020
A light bit of reporting for the weekly leading indicators to close the year: The S&P 500 closed the year up 16.26%; while Initial Jobless Claims were down from...
12|23|2020
Leading Indicator Watch | December 18, 2020
Core Retail Sales dropped for November and Initial Jobless Claims rose again for the week. Visit Market Thoughts at https://ffsinv.com/category/market-thoughts/ for my weekly detailed take on the markets and...
12|14|2020
Leading Indicator Watch | Dec. 11, 2020
Not many leading indicators to unpack this week. JOLTs Job Openings climbed to 6.652m open job positions posted for October while the Initial Jobless Claims rose to 853k. Before...
12|07|2020
Leading Indicator Watch | December 4, 2020
Before I publish Market Thoughts, let’s look at the leading indicators that caught my attention last week. Click here to download the latest insights on economic activity. Look for Market Thoughts tomorrow!
11|30|2020
Leading Indicator Watch | November 27, 2020
Michigan Consumer Sentiment and CB Consumer Confidence slipped ahead of Black Friday amid a rise in Initial Jobless Claims… the Markets surge on. View my weekly notes here and...