The economic calendar is normal, featuring housing data and retail sales. Everyone is also watching jobless claims for confirmation that employment is rebounding from the extremely depressed levels. With so many economic and market crosscurrents, it is a good time for investors to align their expectations with the time frame of their plan. Will the […]

The economic calendar is a big one, featuring several employment reports, including the official version from the BLS. The ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing surveys provide an early look at economic changes. Despite the significance of the data, most are regarding it as old news. There is widespread willingness to look beyond the chasm of this […]

The economic calendar features many important reports – housing, consumer confidence, personal income, personal spending, and the Fed’s Beige Book. We now have April data for economic reports and May data for confidence. It is more relevant for seeing the extent of the economic damage. But it is not what people really want to know. […]

The economic calendar is light with a focus on housing reports. These are becoming interesting again since we are getting a look at data that reflects the crisis effects. The reopening of the economy will continue as the leading story. What will be the safeguards in reopening businesses and the precautions taken by those venturing […]

The economic calendar is a normal one and is beginning to include data from after the start of the crisis. This week includes small business and consumer sentiment surveys, as well as April data for retail sales and industrial production. I will also be watching jobless claims, both new and continuing. As I have noted […]