Market Overview

Total new orders for durable goods, including orders for new transportation equipment, were estimated to have been $238.7 billion in March 2017 on a seasonally-adjusted basis. That is 9% better than...

Jonathan Taplin authored an op-ed in the The New York Times April 22 Sunday Review making the case that it could be time for the government to "break up Google" or "regulate them like public...

A Trainwreck waiting to happenThe sheer volumes of political noise, Trump uncertainty, and central bank musings has ground down investor sentiment in this battle-worn week for the currency markets....

Earlier today the Census Bureau posted the Advance Report on the latest Durable Goods New Orders. This series dates from 1992 and is not adjusted for either population growth or inflation.Let's now...

The Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey business conditions indicator measures activity in the following states: Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, western Missouri, and northern New...

Over the last decade, the general trend has been consistent: The rate of home ownership continues to decline. The Census Bureau has now released its latest quarterly report with data through Q1 2017....

Dull. Boring. Listless and Enthusiasm-(errr)-less.Well, at least the JPY pairs provided a brief period of interest when they both picked up and reversed lower. Actually, GBP/USD caught me out. I...

Since late last year, I’ve liked what I’ve been seeing abroad, especially in emerging economies. The latest batch of data out of China was certainly surprisingly strong, though that...

by Chaim Siegel of Elazar Advisors, LLCSince the last Fed meeting in March, US CPI as well as jobs growth have slowed. Surprisingly, CPI went negative on the last reading and March nonfarm payrolls...

Just recently, Wealth Management had an interesting interview with Jeremy Grantham in which Jeremy suggests the “rules have changed” for value investors. To wit: The market was extremely...

As widely expected, the ECB left its key rates and asset purchase plan intact. It reiterated its forward guidance that rates will remain at present levels or lower.Draghi was more confident about the...

Here is the opening statement from the Department of Labor: In the week ending April 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 257,000, an increase of 14,000 from the previous...

The Advance Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders released today gives us a first look at the latest durable goods numbers. Here is the Bureau's summary on new orders: New...

Tensions are rising fast between the US and North Korea and are likely to escalate further if North Korea continues with plans to make a nuclear test. The US is embarking on a course of brinkmanship...