Sector Performance Via Market Cap. 2020-2021 and YTD-1/25/2022
View from the Observation Deck 1. Equities appear to be on the cusp of delivering the market correction, as measured […]
View from the Observation Deck 1. Equities appear to be on the cusp of delivering the market correction, as measured […]
The Fed stayed the course today, with no change in the Fed Funds rate, no adjustment to the pace of […]
New single-family home sales increased 11.9% in December to a 0.811 million annual rate, easily beating the consensus expected 0.760 […]
View from the Observation Deck 1. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note (T-note) closed at an all-time low of […]
When fourth quarter GDP data is released later this week, it will show that 2021 finished on a high note. […]
Existing home sales declined 4.6% in December to a 6.180 million annual rate, lagging the consensus expected 6.420 million. Sales […]
Housing starts increased 1.4% in December to a 1.702 million annual rate, beating the consensus expected 1.650 million. Starts are […]
In 10 of the past 20 calendar years, at least one of the four major U.S. stock indices in the […]
View from the Observation Deck 1. We update this post every few months so that investors can see which of […]
Industrial production declined 0.1% in December, lagging the consensus expected gain of 0.2%. Utilities output fell 1.5% in December, while […]
Retail sales declined 1.9% in December, falling well short of the consensus expected decline of 0.1%. Retail sales are up […]