2nd Quarter GDP (Preliminary)
Real GDP growth in Q2 was revised lower to a 2.1% annual rate from a prior estimate of and consensus […]
Real GDP growth in Q2 was revised lower to a 2.1% annual rate from a prior estimate of and consensus […]
View from the Observation Deck Driven by enthusiasm over recent developments in Artificial Intelligence, the S&P 500 Index (“Index”) posted […]
At the heart of our assessment of the stock market is our Capitalized Profits Model. That model takes economy-wide profits […]
View from the Observation Deck Today’s blog post compares the performance of energy-related stocks to the broader market, as measured […]
New orders for durable goods fell 5.2% in July (-5.3% including revisions to prior months), lagging the consensus expected -4.0%. […]
New single-family home sales increased 4.4% in July to a 0.714 million annual rate, beating the consensus expected 0.703 million. […]
View from the Observation Deck We update this chart from time to time to keep tabs on the effect of […]
Existing home sales declined 2.2% in July to a 4.070 million annual rate, lagging the consensus expected 4.150 million. Sales […]
What’s going on with the markets and the economy? Long-term Treasury yields are up substantially since last Fall while the […]
Housing starts increased 3.9% in July to a 1.452 million annual rate, narrowly beating the consensus expected 1.450 million. Starts […]
View from the Observation Deck We update this post every few months so that investors can see which of the […]
Retail sales rose 0.7% in July (+1.0% including revisions to prior months), beating the consensus expected gain of 0.4%. Retail […]
Wars cost money, and throughout history countries have borrowed to fight them. There are plenty of examples of wars bankrupting […]
