09|27|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | September 24, 2021

Highlights from the September 24, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Building permits rose 6.0%, housing starts rose 3.9%, new home sales rose 1.5%, and existing home sales lost ground, slipping...

09|20|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | September 17, 2021

Highlights from the September 17, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Michigan Consumer sentiment rose to 71.0 for the month of September lingering around post-pandemic lows. Be sure to check out...

09|13|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | September 10, 2021

Highlights from the September 10, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 fell last week 76.85 points, ending at 4,458.58 and is up 18.70% YTD while the VIX (CBOE...

09|07|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | September 3, 2021

Highlights from the September 3, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Weekly initial jobless claims fell to 340K. Unemployment fell to 5.2%, however, no-farm payrolls rose 243K when 798K were expected...

08|30|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | August 27, 2021

Highlights from the August 27, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: The money supply, including time deposits, rose by $147B to $20.534T (June). Money supply is currently running 90.34% of current...

08|23|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | August 20, 2021

Highlights from the August 20, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Retail sales fell more than expected, 1.1% (July). The Capacity Utilization rate extended to 76.1% (July). Be sure to check...

08|16|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | August 13, 2021

Highlights from the August 13, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 rose last week 31.48 points, ending at 4,468.00 and is up 18.95% YTD while the VIX (CBOE...

08|09|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | August 6, 2021

Highlights from the August 6, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch : The unemployment rate fell to 5.4% (July). 94K non-farm payrolls were added last month. Weekly initial jobless claims fell...

07|26|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | July 23, 2021

Highlights from the July 23, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Manufacturing expanded at a rate of 62 for July, while services rose to 64.8. 50 marks the contraction/expansion line. Be...

07|19|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | July 16, 2021

Highlights from the July 16, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Retail sales surprised and rose 0.6% for June. This handily beat the expectation of a 0.4% contraction. Be sure to...