“The Solomon Secret: 7 Principles of Financial Success from King Solomon, History’s Wealthiest Man” by Bruce Fleet draws wisdom from […]
View from the Observation Deck We update this post on small-capitalization (cap) stocks every now and then so that investors […]
Industrial production increased 0.6% in June (+0.9% including revisions to prior months), easily beating the consensus expected gain of 0.3%. […]
Housing starts rose 3.0% in June to a 1.353 million annual rate, beating the consensus expected 1.305 million. Starts are […]
View from the Observation Deck We update this post every few months so that investors can see which of the […]
Retail sales were unchanged in June (+0.2% including revisions to prior months), beating the consensus expected decline of 0.3%. Retail […]
The lags between a shift in monetary policy and the economic impact are long and variable. While the actions of […]
The Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 0.2% in June, coming in above the consensus expected increase of 0.1%. Producer prices […]
View from the Observation Deck Companies often return capital to their shareholders through dividend distributions. The practice is so common […]
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined 0.1% in June, below the consensus expected +0.1%. The CPI is up 3.0% from […]
View from the Observation Deck A myriad of factors, including strong earnings growth, developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI), and expectations […]
We aren’t naturally cynical about economic data, but there are things that don’t add up about the job market. On […]
