paid GDP • 2 min read 50 Shades of Bright Colors The economic picture remains bright. The Atlanta Fed updated its GDPNow model today. Q1's real GDP is tracking…
public Leading Indicators • 2 min read Leading Indicator Still Misleading January's Index of Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) was down again by 0.4% (chart). It has been falling…
paid GDP • 2 min read The US Economy Remains Bullish One day, there will be a recession. It just didn't happen in 2022 or 2023, as was widely…
public Week Ahead • 2 min read The Week Ahead: January 22 - 26 The week ahead should be another good one for our "immaculate disinflation" scenario. December's Index of…
paid GDP • 2 min read Good News Is Bad News Today's September reports for retail sales and industrial production were better than expected. The Atlanta Fed's…
paid Housing Market • 2 min read Upside Surprises The economy isn't landing; it's flying high. Following better-than-expected July reports for housing starts and industrial…
paid Week Ahead • 2 min read The Economic Week Ahead: August 14-18 This week is packed with July's composite cyclical indicator releases which should ease fears that economic growth might…
paid Inflation • 2 min read Inflation Remains On Downward Trend The FOMC can take the rest of the year off. The federal funds rate is now restrictive enough to bring…
public GDP • 2 min read The Bull Deserves A Rest The bull market's winning streak ended today. The Dow closed higher for 13 straight sessions through Wednesday, its…
paid Week Ahead • 2 min read The Economic Week Ahead: July 24-28 The Fed is widely expected to hike the federal funds rate (FFR) on Wednesday by 25bps to a range of…
paid Housing Market • 2 min read Rolling Expansion? What happens after a rolling recession? Perhaps a rolling expansion as the economic sectors that fell into a recession recover.…
paid Fed • 2 min read A Hawkish Skip at the Fed In this past Sunday's QT, we wrote: "On Wednesday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell will update us on…