04|25|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | April 22, 2022

Highlights from the April 22nd Leading Indicator Watch: Housing starts rose .3% (Mar) compared to 6.5% (Feb). Building permits rose .4% from -1.6% (same period). 30 year mortgage rates...

04|18|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | April 15, 2022

Highlights from the April 15th Leading Indicator Watch: Preliminary Michigan Consumer Sentiment (April) jumped in the midst of high inflation figures rising from 59.4 to 65.7. Be sure to...

04|11|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | April 8, 2022

Highlights from the April 8th Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 fell 57.58 points for the week, ending at 4,488.28 and is down 5.83% YTD. The VIX (CBOE Volatility...

04|04|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | April 1, 2022

Highlights from the April 1st Leading Indicator Watch: The unemployment rate dropped lower to 3.6% as initial job claims remained at historic lows, rising by 202k. JOLTS Job Openings...

03|28|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | March 25, 2022

Highlights from the March 25th Leading Indicator Watch: Initial jobless claims fell to 187k, the lowest figure in over 52 years. Continuing claims continued its downward trend, falling to...

03|21|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | March 18, 2022

Highlights from the March 18th Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500 rose 258.81 points for the week, ending at 4,463.12 and is down 6.36% YTD. The VIX (CBOE Volatility...

03|14|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | March 11, 2022

Highlights from the March 11th Leading Indicator Watch: Preliminary Michigan Consumer Sentiment (March) fell to 59.7 from 62.8 with high prices continuing to persist amid geopolitical tensions. Be sure...

03|07|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | March 4, 2022

Highlights from the March 4th Leading Indicator Watch: Nonfarm Payrolls (Feb) spiked to 678k compared to the 400k expected. Initial jobless claims fell to 215k while continuing claims remained...

02|28|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | February 25, 2022

Highlights from the February 25th Leading Indicator Watch: The money supply, including time deposits, rose by $202B to $21.840T (Jan). Money supply is currently running 91% of current GDP....

02|22|2022

Leading Indicator Watch | February 18, 2022

Highlights from the February 18th Leading Indicator Watch: Retail sales (YoY)(Jan) rose 3.8% which came in well above forecasts of 2%. This is the highest figure since April 2021....