Housing Update
Two reports on home prices arrived this morning, one for the Case-Shiller index and another from the FHFA (a government […]
Two reports on home prices arrived this morning, one for the Case-Shiller index and another from the FHFA (a government […]
New orders for durable goods rose 0.7% in April, versus a consensus expected decline of 0.8%. Orders excluding transportation rose […]
View from the Observation Deck We update this post on an ongoing basis to provide investors with insight into the […]
View from the Observation Deck As we near the end of the Q1’24 earnings season, we thought it would be […]
New single-family home sales declined 4.7% in April to a 0.634 million annual rate, lagging the consensus expected 0.678 million. […]
Existing home sales declined 1.9% in April to a 4.140 million annual rate, lagging the consensus expected 4.230 million. Sales […]
Back in 2008, the Federal Reserve made important changes in the way it handles monetary policy. We’ve written about them […]
Here are 10 lessons from “The Emotion Code: How to Release Your Trapped Emotions for Abundant Health, Love, and Happiness” […]
View from the Observation Deck As many investors likely know, given their non-cyclical nature, defensive sectors may offer better performance […]
Industrial production remained unchanged in April (+0.1% including revisions to prior months), versus a consensus expected gain of 0.1%. Utilities […]
Housing starts rose 5.7% in April to a 1.360 million annual rate, lagging the consensus expected 1.421 million. Starts are […]
Retail sales were unchanged in April (-0.4% including revisions to prior months), lagging the consensus expected gain of 0.4%. Retail […]
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.3% in April, below the consensus expected +0.4%. The CPI is up 3.4% from […]
