This past week saw inflation reported at a very hot level, up .9% month over month and 6.2% year over year. If this monthly rate is annualized, the Consumer…
Last Friday's Nonfarm Payrolls was reported at 531,000, better than expectations of 450,000 and the prior report for nonfarm payrolls was revised higher to 312…
Thursday's GDP report provided some support to our post earlier this week noting economic growth stalled in the third quarter. There are a number of inputs…
Thursday morning, October 28, 2021, the Bureau of Economic Analysis will report the Advanced reading on third quarter GDP or economic growth. At the beginning…
The S&P 500 Index is on pace to finish 2021 with strong performance, up 22.39% so far in 2021. This year follows strong returns in 2019 and 2020, up 31.49% and…
The issue around jobs is certainly having a negative impact on small business optimism. Commentary on the job market seems like a broken record: small…
Companies are struggling to hire employees. The inability for companies to hire is occurring at a time when job openings are high and the number of individuals…
This week's Sentiment Survey report by the American Association of Individual Investors showed bullish sentiment fell over 16 percentage points to 22.45%…
Today's release of the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey shows the demand for employees continues to grow. The JOLTS report is released with a one month…
Our positive view on the market coming out of the pandemic contraction has partially centered on earnings growth expectations. A number of factors played a…
Update On Current Bull Market Versus 1950's and 1980's Bull Markets
I wrote an article in 2016 comparing the current secular bull market that began in late 2013 to the bull markets of the 1950's and 1980's. I followed up with…
