ISM Manufacturing Index July 2024
The ISM Manufacturing Index declined to 46.8 in July, widely lagging the consensus expected 48.8. (Levels higher than 50 signal […]
The ISM Manufacturing Index declined to 46.8 in July, widely lagging the consensus expected 48.8. (Levels higher than 50 signal […]
Nonfarm productivity (output per hour) increased 2.3% at an annual rate in the second quarter, beating the consensus expected gain […]
View from the Observation Deck Investors directing capital into U.S. mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) continued to favor […]
Could this be the last Fed meeting before rate cuts begin? With inflation moderating and job growth weakening, the Fed […]
View from the Observation Deck While companies have a number of ways in which to return capital to shareholders, cash […]
Listen to enough politicians and it won’t take long to hear about the lack of “affordable” healthcare, drugs, daycare, and […]
Personal income rose 0.2% in June (+0.1% including revisions to prior months), lagging the consensus expected 0.4%. Personal consumption rose […]
View from the Observation Deck As represented in the chart above, a seismic shift in the performance of small cap […]
New orders for durable goods declined 6.6% in June (-6.5% including revisions to prior months), falling well short of the […]
Real GDP increased at a 2.8% annual rate in Q2, beating the consensus expected 2.0%. The largest positive contributions to […]
New single-family home sales declined 0.6% in June to a 0.617 million annual rate, lagging the consensus expected 0.640 million. […]
View from the Observation Deck Today’s blog post is for those investors who want to drill down below the sector […]
Existing home sales declined 5.4% in June to a 3.890 million annual rate, below the consensus expected 3.980 million. Sales […]
There are signs US economic growth is slowing down. In particular, jobless claims, perhaps the best high-frequency economic indicator, have […]
