A Lack of Confidence
No shortage of things to discuss after today’s Fed statement and subsequent press conference. While the Fed did not cut […]
No shortage of things to discuss after today’s Fed statement and subsequent press conference. While the Fed did not cut […]
The ISM Manufacturing Index declined to 49.2 in April, lagging the consensus expected 50.0. (Levels higher than 50 signal expansion; […]
View from the Observation Deck Companies have a number of ways in which to return capital to their shareholders. As […]
Austrian Economics argues that growth comes from innovation and entrepreneurship, with “the market” directing resources to areas of the economy […]
Personal income rose 0.5% in March (+0.6% including revisions to prior months), matching consensus expectations. Personal consumption rose 0.8% in […]
View from the Observation Deck Many investors are likely aware of the indispensable role dividends have played in S&P 500 […]
Real GDP increased at a 1.6% annual rate in Q1, well below the consensus expected 2.5%. The largest positive contribution […]
New orders for durable goods rose 2.6% in March (+2.0% including revisions to prior months), versus a consensus expected gain […]
View from the Observation Deck The old axiom in the stock market about selling your stocks at the close of […]
New single-family home sales increased 8.8% in March to a 0.693 million annual rate, beating the consensus expected 0.668 million. […]
The economy continued to grow in the first quarter at what we estimate is a 2.6% annual rate. That’s a […]
View from the Observation Deck Investors directing capital into U.S. mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) continued to favor […]
Existing home sales declined 4.3% in March to a 4.190 million annual rate, slightly lagging the consensus expected 4.200 million. […]
