Consumer

11|20|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | Nov. 17, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:      Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, CPI, Retail Sales, Yields, S&P 500 The Consumer Price Index (CPI)(MoM) was unchanged in October resulting in a drop...

Mortgage

11|14|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | Nov. 10, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Housing, Yield, S&P 500, Consumer Sentiment The U.S. MBA 30-year Mortgage Rate fell to 7.61% after hovering around 7.86%...

retail

10|23|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | Oct. 20, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Retail Sales, Housing and Building, Yield Curve, S&P 500 The consumer continues to be the economic driver in this...

consumer

10|18|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | October 13, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, CPI, Yield Curve, S&P 500, Consumer Sentiment September’s increase in energy costs factored into the Consumer Price Index data...

jobs

10|09|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | October 6, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Factory Orders, Yield Curve, Manufacturing & Services, S&P 500 Jobs, Jobs, and more Jobs… It was a week all...

Consumer Prices

10|02|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | Sept. 29, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, PCE, Housing, Yield Curve, Money Supply, S&P 500, Consumer Sentiment As the focus remains on the direction of consumer...

09|25|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | Sept. 22, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Housing, Building, Yield Curve, S&P 500 S&P 500 is our focus this week: The S&P 500 fell by -130.26 points...

09|18|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | Sept. 15, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Retail Sales, Yield Curve, S&P 500, Consumer Sentiment Retail sales showed strength last month, but consumer sentiment could signal a...

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...