(Posted with permission). The ISM® Services index was at 52.8%, down from 54.0% last month. The employment index increased to 52.3%,…
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ADP: Private Employment Increased 183,000 in January
From ADP: ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 183,000 Jobs in January; Annual Pay was Up 4.7%…
Continue ReadingTrade Deficit increased to $98.4 Billion in December
The Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported: The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic…
Continue ReadingMBA: Mortgage Refinance Applications Increased in Weekly Survey; Purchase Applications Declined
From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey Mortgage applications increased 2.2 percent from one week earlier,…
Continue ReadingAnimal Spirits: The Dumbest Trade War
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Continue ReadingWednesday: Trade Deficit, ADP Employment, ISM Services
Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios. Wednesday: • At 7:00 AM ET, The Mortgage…
Continue ReadingWatch For These Seasonality Patterns in 2025
In this exclusive StockCharts video, Julius shares a new approach to seasonality by using a more granular, data-set constructed UDI…
Continue ReadingThree Behavioral Biases Impacting Your Portfolio Right Now
In this video, Dave reveals three common behavioral biases, shows how they can negatively impact your portfolio returns, and describes…
Continue ReadingU.S. Courts: Bankruptcy Filings Increase 14 Percent in 2024; 33% Below Pre-Pandemic Levels
From the U.S. Courts: Bankruptcy Filings Rise 14.2 Percent Total bankruptcy filings rose 14.2 percent, with increases in both business…
Continue ReadingHeavy Truck Sales Increased 5% YoY in January
This graph shows heavy truck sales since 1967 using data from the BEA. The dashed line is the January 2025…
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