04|19|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | April 16, 2021
Highlights from the April 16, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Housing starts rose 19.4% (Mar), a great restart after a 11.3% fall in February. Building permits rose 2.7% (Mar). Be...
04|12|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | April 9, 2021
Highlights from the April 9, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 rose last week 108.93 pionts, ending at 4,128.80 and is up 9.92% YTD while the VIX (CBOE Volatility...
04|05|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | April 1, 2021
Highlights from the April 1, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Unemployment fell to 6.0% (Mar). Private nonfarm payrolls added 780K jobs in March. Weekly Initial Jobless Claims unexpectedly rose to 719K...
03|29|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | March 26, 2021
Highlights from the March 26, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Michigan Consumer Sentiment rose to 84.9 in March from 76.8. This is the hightest level since the start of the...
03|22|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | March 19, 2021
Highlights from the March 19, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 fell last week 30.24 points, ending at 3,913.10 and is up 5.74% YTD while the VIX (CBOE...
03|15|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | March 12, 2021
Highlights from March 12, 2021 Leading Indicator Watch: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims fell to 712K from 754K. JOLT’s job openings rose to 6.917M (Jan) from 6.752M. Check out last...
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...
02|16|2021
Leading Indicator Watch | February 12, 2021
Before I publish Market Thoughts today, let’s peek at the Leading Indicators. Click here to view the latest news on economic activity and how they are impacting the markets. Stay...