Tag Archives: Monthly Reports

June 4, 2021

Employment in Pictures – Still Over 7 Million Jobs Short of Pre-Pandemic Levels
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

There are still over 7 million fewer jobs in the U.S. than there were prior to the pandemic. Despite solid gains in leisure and hospitality jobs the past few months, the industry is still over 2 million jobs below pre-pandemic levels.... Read More

June 1, 2021

Monthly Reports

Total Return Review – Commodity Prices Continue Pushing Inflation Debate
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Several unrelated commodities moved higher in May as investors continued to debate the likelihood of sustained inflation.... Read More

Monthly Reports

Monthly Fund Flows – Stock vs. Bond Flows
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Despite stocks massively outperforming bonds since QE began in 2009, bond funds have seen much larger inflows.... Read More

May 18, 2021

Monthly Reports

TIC Update – Foreigners Bought Record Amount of Treasuries in March
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Foreigners bought a record $118.79 billion in U.S. Treasuries in March. China led the charge.... Read More

May 12, 2021

Monthly Reports

Inflation Watch – Core CPI’s Highest Monthly Increase Since 1981
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Core CPI rose 0.92% month-over-month, its fastest monthly increase since 1981.... Read More

May 7, 2021

Monthly Reports

Employment in Pictures – Juuuust a Bit Outside
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Today's payrolls release produced the biggest downside miss on record, with economists overestimating the number of jobs created in April by 734,000.... Read More

May 3, 2021

Monthly Reports

Total Return Review – Commodity Prices Heating Up
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Since 1973, commodity total returns have never seen a better start to the year.... Read More

April 30, 2021

Monthly Reports

Monthly Fund Flows – Huge Inflows Into Stocks Continue
Newsclips

Equity funds saw a record $74.4 billion in inflows in March.... Read More

April 29, 2021

Monthly Reports

Market Capitalization as a Percentage of GDP
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

A look at the size of various markets compared to the U.S. economy... Read More

April 16, 2021

Monthly Reports

TIC Update – Record Outflows From Treasuries, Record Inflows Into Stocks
Newsclips

Foreigners sold a record $682 billion of Treasuries in the year ending February 2021.... Read More

April 13, 2021

Monthly Reports

Inflation Watch – Crunching the Numbers on Base Effect
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

With base effects taking hold of the year-over-year inflation reading, we offer some perspective on what the next couple months may hold for both CPI and core CPI.... Read More

April 1, 2021

Monthly Reports

Total Return Review – Bonds’ Terrible Quarter
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

The first quarter of 2021 has been one for the record books on the fixed income side. With 10-year yields rising roughly 83 basis points in the U.S., fixed income suffered its worst quarter from a total return standpoint in over four decades.... Read More

March 31, 2021

Monthly Reports

Monthly Fund Flows – Strong Inflows Into Equity Funds in February
Newsclips

Inflows into equity ETFs outpaced outflows from equity mutual funds in February, resulting in one of the largest monthly inflows into stocks on record.... Read More

March 16, 2021

Monthly Reports

TIC Update – Foreigners Hold Smaller Share of Treasury Market as Fed Ramps Up Purchases
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Although foreigners have added to their Treasury holdings since the pandemic started, they now own a smaller share of the market thanks to the Fed's massive purchases.... Read More

March 10, 2021

Monthly Reports

Inflation Watch – Last Call Before Base Effects Hit
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Next month, inflation data will begin to be skewed by pandemic-induced base effects. We attempt to quantify what these base effects could look like under even the most benign scenario as a precaution.... Read More

March 5, 2021

Monthly Reports

Employment in Pictures – Payrolls Beat Despite Weather Effects
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Despite almost 900k people missing work due to inclement weather in February, the payrolls report still managed to beat almost all analysts' estimates.... Read More

March 1, 2021

Monthly Reports

Total Return Review: A Look at Returns Through February
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Bonds are off to one of their worst starts to a year on record. Small cap and value stocks continue their ascent. The broad-based commodity rally has many calling for a super cycle.... Read More

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Monthly Fund Flows – Money Keeps Flowing Into Muni Funds
Newsclips

Despite being extremely rich when compared to Treasuries, muni bonds continued to attract record inflows in January.... Read More

February 17, 2021

Monthly Reports

TIC Update – Foreign vs. Fed Treasury Holdings
Newsclips

The Fed's holdings of Treasury securities continues to grow and remains larger than all other central banks' holdings combined.... Read More

February 10, 2021

Monthly Reports

Inflation Watch – Calculating Housing Inflation During a Pandemic
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

The BLS added a line of questioning to its monthly CPI survey to better assess housing inflation during the pandemic.... Read More

Employment in Pictures – Still Over 7 Million Jobs Short of Pre-Pandemic Levels Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Total Return Review – Commodity Prices Continue Pushing Inflation Debate Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Monthly Fund Flows – Stock vs. Bond Flows Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

TIC Update – Foreigners Bought Record Amount of Treasuries in March Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Inflation Watch – Core CPI’s Highest Monthly Increase Since 1981 Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Employment in Pictures – Juuuust a Bit Outside Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Total Return Review – Commodity Prices Heating Up Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Monthly Fund Flows – Huge Inflows Into Stocks Continue Newsclips

Market Capitalization as a Percentage of GDP Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

TIC Update – Record Outflows From Treasuries, Record Inflows Into Stocks Newsclips

Inflation Watch – Crunching the Numbers on Base Effect Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Total Return Review – Bonds’ Terrible Quarter Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Monthly Fund Flows – Strong Inflows Into Equity Funds in February Newsclips

TIC Update – Foreigners Hold Smaller Share of Treasury Market as Fed Ramps Up Purchases Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Inflation Watch – Last Call Before Base Effects Hit Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Employment in Pictures – Payrolls Beat Despite Weather Effects Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Total Return Review: A Look at Returns Through February Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Monthly Fund Flows – Money Keeps Flowing Into Muni Funds Newsclips

TIC Update – Foreign vs. Fed Treasury Holdings Newsclips

Inflation Watch – Calculating Housing Inflation During a Pandemic Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Employment in Pictures – Still Over 7 Million Jobs Short of Pre-Pandemic Levels
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Total Return Review – Commodity Prices Continue Pushing Inflation Debate
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Monthly Fund Flows – Stock vs. Bond Flows
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

TIC Update – Foreigners Bought Record Amount of Treasuries in March
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Inflation Watch – Core CPI’s Highest Monthly Increase Since 1981
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Employment in Pictures – Juuuust a Bit Outside
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Total Return Review – Commodity Prices Heating Up
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Monthly Fund Flows – Huge Inflows Into Stocks Continue
Newsclips

Market Capitalization as a Percentage of GDP
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

TIC Update – Record Outflows From Treasuries, Record Inflows Into Stocks
Newsclips

Inflation Watch – Crunching the Numbers on Base Effect
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Total Return Review – Bonds’ Terrible Quarter
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Monthly Fund Flows – Strong Inflows Into Equity Funds in February
Newsclips

TIC Update – Foreigners Hold Smaller Share of Treasury Market as Fed Ramps Up Purchases
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Inflation Watch – Last Call Before Base Effects Hit
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Employment in Pictures – Payrolls Beat Despite Weather Effects
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Total Return Review: A Look at Returns Through February
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Monthly Fund Flows – Money Keeps Flowing Into Muni Funds
Newsclips

TIC Update – Foreign vs. Fed Treasury Holdings
Newsclips

Inflation Watch – Calculating Housing Inflation During a Pandemic
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips