ISM Non‐Manufacturing Index March 2024
The ISM Non-Manufacturing index declined to 51.4 in March, lagging the consensus expected 52.8. (Levels above 50 signal expansion; levels […]
The ISM Non-Manufacturing index declined to 51.4 in March, lagging the consensus expected 52.8. (Levels above 50 signal expansion; levels […]
From 2021-2024 Warren Buffett significantly outperformed Cathie Wood at Ark Invest. Buffett ended the 3-year term up 68.5%, while Cathie […]
View from the Observation Deck One of the most common questions we field on an ongoing basis is the following: […]
The ISM Manufacturing Index rose to 50.3 in March, beating the consensus expected 48.3. (Levels higher than 50 signal expansion; […]
Personal income rose 0.3% in February, falling short of the consensus expected +0.4%. Personal consumption rose 0.8% in February (+0.7% […]
Several years ago some politicians started demanding that the Federal Reserve get audited. We think the idea has some merits […]
Real GDP growth in Q4 was revised higher to a 3.4% annual rate, from a prior estimate of and consensus […]
View from the Observation Deck Today’s charts are intended to give investors a visual perspective on where equity analysts think […]
New orders for durable goods rose 1.4% in February (+0.6% including revisions to prior months), versus a consensus expected gain […]
New single-family home sales declined 0.3% in February to a 0.662 million annual rate, below the consensus expected 0.677 million. […]
We’ve mentioned this before, but it bears repeating. It seems that investors pay as close attention to what the government […]
View from the Observation Deck A myriad of factors, including strong earnings growth, developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI), and expectations […]
Existing home sales increased 9.5% in February to a 4.380 million annual rate, easily beating the consensus expected 3.950 million. […]
