Retail Sales May 2022
Retail sales declined 0.3% in May (-0.7% including revisions to prior months) versus a consensus expected a gain of 0.1%. […]
Retail sales declined 0.3% in May (-0.7% including revisions to prior months) versus a consensus expected a gain of 0.1%. […]
The Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 0.8% in May, matching consensus expectations. Producer prices are up 10.8% versus a year […]
View from the Observation Deck 1. Equities moved into bear market territory as of yesterday’s close, as measured by the […]
All eyes will be on the results of the Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday when it announces how much it’s […]
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 1.0% in May, well above the consensus expected +0.7%. The CPI is up 8.6% […]
View from the Observation Deck 1. Today’s blog post shows the yields on a couple of benchmark government bond maturities […]
The trade deficit in goods and services came in at $87.1 billion in April, smaller than the consensus expected $89.5 […]
View from the Observation Deck 1. Today’s blog post is for those investors who want to drill down below the […]
The ISM Non-Manufacturing index slowed to 55.9 in May, missing the consensus expected 56.5. (Levels above 50 signal expansion; levels […]
Nonfarm payrolls increased 390,000 in May, beating the consensus expected 318,000. Payroll gains for March and April were revised down […]
View from the Observation Deck 1. We get asked from time to time what our take is on the U.S. […]
The ISM Manufacturing Index increased to 56.1 in May, beating the consensus expected 54.5. (Levels higher than 50 signal expansion; […]
