09|11|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | Sept. 8, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Factory Orders, Yield Curve, Services, S&P 500 Yield Curve leads our discussion this week: 2’s & 10’s remain inverted....

labor market

09|05|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | September 1, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Consumber Goods, Yield Curve, S&P 500 Last week’s headlines revealed a change of direction in the labor market. JOLTs Job Openings...

08|28|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | August 25, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Durable Goods, Housing, Money Supply, Yield Curve, S&P 500, Consumer Sentiment Highlighting our Leading Indicators: Michigan Consumer Sentiment (Aug)...

housing

08|21|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | August 18, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:    Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Retail Sales, Housing, Yield Curve, S&P 500 This week’s indicators show a rise in Housing and Building. Housing Starts (MoM)(Jul)...

08|14|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | August 11, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, CPI, PPI, Yield Curve, S&P 500 This week’s indicators pointed to the direction of Consumer and Producer price changes.  The...

Jobs

08|07|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | August 4, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Yield Curve, Manufacturing & Services, S&P 500 Jobs data revealed a softening labor market this past week. Non-farm payrolls...

Durable goods

07|31|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | July 28, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, GDP, Yield Curve, Money Stock, S&P 500, Consumer Sentiment Markets reacted positively to the announcement of an expected rate hike...

housing

07|24|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | July 21, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:     Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Retail Sales, Housing, Yield Curve, S&P 500 The real estate market continues to ebb and flow with new data this...

markets cheered

07|17|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | July 14, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, CPI Yield Curve, S&P 500, Consumer Sentiment Markets cheered the significant progress made towards cooling inflation for June this...

07|10|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | July 7, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Yield Curve, Manufacturing, Services, S&P 500 While continuing Jobless Claims fell to 1,720k from 1,733k. Initial jobless claims rose...