08|03|2021

Holding the Economy at Bay | July 30, 2021

Markets were little changed last week, but the economic calendar was not light. What’s holding markets at bay? Monday Markets gained on Monday as the week got underway. The...

01|25|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | Jan. 22, 2021

Housing for December rose to closeout the year and the S&P 500 is off to a positive gain in the new year with volatility down from the previous week....

01|04|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | December 31, 2020

A light bit of reporting for the weekly leading indicators to close the year: The S&P 500 closed the year up 16.26%; while Initial Jobless Claims were down from...

07|27|2020

Leading Indicator Watch | July 24, 2020

Looking at the leading indicators this week felt like staring at a wall! Yes, unemployment inched up for the first time since March. There was very slight movement in...