S&P 500 Index Earnings & Revenue Growth Rate Estimates
View from the Observation Deck 1. On 10/31/22, the S&P 500 Index closed the trading session at 3,871.98, which was […]
View from the Observation Deck 1. On 10/31/22, the S&P 500 Index closed the trading session at 3,871.98, which was […]
The Federal Reserve plans to keep raising rates at future meetings, but at a slower pace than it has for […]
View from the Observation Deck 1. We update this post every few months so that investors can see which of […]
The ISM Manufacturing Index declined to 50.2 in October, narrowly beating the consensus expected 50.0. (Levels higher than 50 signal […]
After nearly three years of the economic and financial market distortion due to COVID lockdowns, money printing, and massive government […]
Personal income rose 0.4% in September (+0.5% including revisions to prior months), matching consensus expectations. Personal consumption increased 0.6% in […]
View from the Observation Deck 1. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note (T-note) closed at an all-time low of […]
New orders for durable goods rose 0.4% in September (+0.7% including revisions to prior months), coming in below the consensus […]
Real GDP increased at a 2.6% annual rate in Q3, beating the consensus expected 2.4%. The largest positive contribution for […]
New single-family home sales declined 10.9% in September to a 0.603 million annual rate, beating the consensus expected 0.580 million. […]
View from the Observation Deck 1. Today’s blog post shows the yields on a couple of benchmark government bond maturities […]
Most investors we talk to think the US is already in a recession or that a recession will start by […]
Existing home sales declined 1.5% in September to a 4.710 million annual rate, narrowly beating the consensus expected 4.700 million. […]