Tag: u.s. economy
Are Unemployment Claims Nearing An Inflection Point?
The U.S. economy continues to churn out mixed messages.
The retail sales number on Wednesday was an outright dud. Sales in April were flat month-over-month,...
U.S. Housing Data Mixed: Home Construction ETF (ITB) In Focus
This week is perfect to be discussing U.S. housing dynamics as the March sales numbers for existing and new homes were just published. The...
March Federal Reserve Meeting: Economy Slowing, Party On
The Big Macro Event that had been hanging over the stock and bond markets the last month was finally resolved last week when the...
Weighing The Global Economic Slowdown Into The Fed Meeting
Over the past several weeks I have spent a lot of time highlighting the global economic slowdown and how it will continue to drag on the...
Market Debate: Stocks or US Treasury Bonds In 2015?
Last week was a rough week for investors, especially those that were invested in US Treasury Bonds. It has been an especially volatile year...
February Jobs Report Triggers Fed Rate Hike Fears – Random Thoughts
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that the U.S. economy added 295,000 jobs in February. This beat the consensus estimate of 240,000 jobs...
4th Quarter GDP Report Shows Growth Slowing
Earlier today, the markets received word that 4th quarter GDP had been revised down from 2.6% to 2.2%.
The 4th quarter GDP report was previously...
3 Reasons The Aging Bull Market Is Running Out Of Steam
When you are managing your retirement portfolio, it makes sense to keep tabs on the economic factors that have reliable correlation to long term...
Will Crude Oil Lead Stocks Lower? Or Is This Time Different?
It's been a while since I posted on the relationship between Crude Oil, stocks, and the global economy. At the time of my last...
U.S. Stock Market Overview and Economic Update
We continue to see the financial markets make slight adjustments to a slowing US economy. Here's a quick stock market performance update from last week:...
