CPI Sep 2022
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in September, well above the consensus expected +0.2%. The CPI is up 8.2% […]
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in September, well above the consensus expected +0.2%. The CPI is up 8.2% […]
View from the Observation Deck 1. As of the close on 10/7/22, the price of natural gas stood at $6.75 […]
The Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 0.4% in September, coming in above the consensus expected +0.2%. Producer prices are up […]
View from the Observation Deck 1. S&P 500 Index stock buybacks totaled $219.64 billion (preliminary) in Q2’22, down 21.84% from […]
Recent economic reports further undermine the politically-motivated argument from earlier this year that the US was already in a recession. […]
Nonfarm payrolls increased 263,000 in September, narrowly beating the consensus expected 255,000. Payroll gains for July and August were revised […]
View from the Observation Deck 1. Companies have a number of ways in which to return capital to their shareholders. […]
The ISM Non-Manufacturing index declined to 56.7 in September, beating the consensus expected 56.0. (Levels above 50 signal expansion; levels […]
View from the Observation Deck 1. One of the most common questions we field on an ongoing basis is the […]
The ISM Manufacturing Index declined to 50.9 in September, lagging the consensus expected 52.0. (Levels higher than 50 signal expansion; […]
We are not “recession deniers,” we just don’t think one has started yet. The distortions of economic activity from lockdowns, […]
