Housing inflation is at its lowest level in roughly a decade.... Read More
With the November payroll report, the economy has still lost 9.83 million jobs to the pandemic. Wall Street economist forecasts have that number at 5.42 million at the end of 2021.... Read More
Stock markets across the globe enjoyed one of their best months ever in November.... Read More
Equity mutual funds and ETFs saw $73.72 billion in outflows in October, the largest monthly sum on record.... Read More
The Fed's efforts to calm the markets expanded their balance sheet substantially. They now hold more Treasuries than all other central banks combined.... Read More
Medical care costs declined by their largest amount on record in October.... Read More
The number of temporary layoffs and permanent job losses will become key metrics to watch if another round of lockdowns become a reality in the U.S.... Read More
Despite many markets moving sideways over the past few months, 2020 remains a year of extreme returns.... Read More
Investors pulled one of their largest sums on record out of stock mutual funds and ETFs.... Read More
A look at the size of various markets compared to the U.S. economy... Read More
Foreigners continue selling Treasuries, but equity demand remains strong.... Read More
Used car prices continue to rise at a feverish pace.... Read More
The number of job losers due to temporary layoffs continues to move lower, but the number of permanent job losses is still on the rise.... Read More
Recently we have looked at some of the impressive monthly or YTD returns in stocks, bonds, commodities and currencies. This month we take a step back to see how these huge swings have affected returns over a longer timeline.... Read More
Despite another month of healthy stock returns in August, investors pulled one of their largest sums on record out of stock mutual funds and ETFs.... Read More
The Fed's efforts to calm the markets the past few months expanded their balance sheet substantially. They now hold more Treasuries than all other central banks combined.... Read More
Used car prices rose 5.4% in August, the largest monthly increase since March 1969.... Read More
The number of job losers due to temporary layoffs continues to move lower, but the number of permanent job losses is still on the rise.... Read More
2020 has been a year of extremes in many markets.... Read More
Despite another month of healthy stock returns in July, investors pulled one of their largest sums on record out of stocks mutual funds and ETFs.... Read More