The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.6% in January, well above the consensus expected +0.4%. The CPI is up 7.5% […]
View from the Observation Deck 1. On 2/4/22, the S&P 500 Index closed the trading session at 4,500.53, which was […]
The trade deficit in goods and services grew to $80.7 billion in December, smaller than the consensus expected $83.0. Exports […]
Nonfarm payrolls increased 467,000 in January, well above the consensus expected 125,000. Private sector payrolls rose 444,000 in January. The […]
The ISM Non-Manufacturing index declined to 59.9 in January, beating the consensus expected 59.5. (Levels above 50 signal expansion; levels […]
View from the Observation Deck 1. As of 1/31/22, 394 of the constituents in the S&P 500 Index distributed a […]
Nonfarm productivity (output per hour) increased 6.6% at an annual rate in the fourth quarter, easily beating the consensus expected […]
The ISM Manufacturing Index declined to 57.6 in January, narrowly beating the consensus expected 57.5. (Levels higher than 50 signal […]
