PPI September 2023
The Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 0.5% in September, coming in above the consensus expected +0.3%. Producer prices are up […]
The Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 0.5% in September, coming in above the consensus expected +0.3%. Producer prices are up […]
View from the Observation Deck Companies have a number of ways in which to return capital to their shareholders. As […]
Back in 2008, Ben Bernanke and Hank Paulson, using fear of financial collapse, convinced President Bush and Congress to 1) […]
Nonfarm payrolls increased 336,000 in September, easily beating the consensus expected 170,000. Payroll gains for July and August were revised […]
View from the Observation Deck As we head into third quarter earnings season, we thought it would be timely to […]
The trade deficit in goods and services came in at $58.3 billion in August, smaller than the consensus expected $59.8 […]
The ISM Non-Manufacturing index declined to 53.6 in September, narrowly beating the consensus expected 53.5 (Levels above 50 signal expansion; […]
View from the Observation Deck One of the most common questions we field on an ongoing basis is the following: […]
The ISM Manufacturing Index increased to 49.0 in September, beating the consensus expected 47.9. (Levels higher than 50 signal expansion; […]
The fiscal year ended last week, alarms went off both literally and figuratively, and a last-minute deal was reached to […]
Personal income rose 0.4% in August matching consensus expectations. Personal consumption rose 0.4% in August, narrowly lagging a consensus expected […]
