09|06|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | September 2, 2022

Highlights from the September 2, 2022 Leading Indicator Watch: Nonfarm Payrolls added for August totaled 315k, down from 526k in July. The unemployment rate edged up to 3.7% from...

08|29|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | August 26th, 2022

Highlights from the August 26, 2022 Leading Indicator Watch: Core Durable Goods Orders (MoM)(Jul) rose .3%; Durables (Excl Defense & Air)(MoM)(Jul) rose .4% which was positive given other poor...

08|22|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | August 19, 2022

Highlights from the August 19, 2022 Leading Indicator Watch: Three primary indicators reported for housing – Building Permits, Housing Starts, and Existing Home sales — fell -1.3%, -9.6% and...

08|15|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | August 12, 2022

Highlights from the August 12, 2022 Leading Indicator Watch: Preliminary Michigan Consumer Sentiment (Aug) rose to 55.1 from 51.5 (Jul) which coincided with falling energy prices. Be sure to...

08|08|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | August 5, 2022

Highlights from the August 5, 2022 Leading Indicator Watch: Nonfarm Payrolls (Jul) added 528k jobs compared to an estimated 250k. Unemployment rate fell to a pre-pandemic low, 3.5%, supporting...

08|01|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | July 29, 2022

Highlights from the July 29th Leading Indicator Watch: GDP (QoQ)(Q2) fell again by -.9%, indicating slowing growth in the US. The NBER, however, uses other factors in ultimately determining...

07|25|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | July 22, 2022

Highlights from the July 22nd Leading Indicator Watch: Existing home sales continued their slide for a 5th consecutive month, falling -5.4% (Jun). Housing starts also fell -2% (Jun) on...

07|18|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | July 15, 2022

Highlights from the July 15th Leading Indicator Watch: Core Retail Sales (MoM)(Jun) exceeded expectations, rising 1% instead of .6% (expected). This was a positive sign even with increasing price...

07|11|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | July 8, 2022

Highlights from the July 8th Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 rose 74.06 points, ending at 3,899.39 and is down 18.19% YTD. The VIX (CBOE Volatility Index) fell to...

07|05|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | July 1, 2022

Highlights from the July 1st Leading Indicator Watch: Continuing Jobless claims fell to 1,328k from 1,331k while Initial jobless claims fell to 231k from 233k. Be sure to check...