What you say and how you say it make a difference. Take my email last week with a non-operational hyperlink in it. I'm seeking donations for my ride against cancer and…
jeremyMay 9, 2025
The Strait and the Rollercoaster
These last few weeks, the drumbeat of incoming economic data has become inconsequential, having been eclipsed by the deluge of…
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The S&P global Purchase Manager's Index dropped 6% this month, corroborating the slow down in the labor market. Last week's Jobs Report showed that 25% of all individuals currently on…
jeremyMay 6, 2025
Very few people on this earth have all the time and money they want. For most of us it's one or other. And for some of us, sometimes, it's neither. Right now…
jeremyMay 2, 2025
First Quarter Gross Domestic Product for the United States came in a -0.3%. This is lower than the +0.2% expectation and the first negative reading in three years. The Personal…
jeremyApril 30, 2025
Ahead of Friday's Jobs Report, we see today's JOLTS Report which shows that there is one job opening for every person who is looking for one. That sounds perfect, right? …
jeremyApril 29, 2025
This image is definitely one of my finest creations if I do say so myself. At 4.25%-4.5%, the Federal Funds Effective Rate exceeds the 2.4% CPI inflation rate by a wide…
jeremyApril 22, 2025
The Philly Fed this morning reports that the number of credit card accounts with payments 90 or more late are at a 12 year high. It's only 0.90% of accounts, but…
jeremyApril 21, 2025
I'm fascinated by natural bodies of water. I was born and raised in a land-locked State and have no formal training in the physical sciences. So the principles that allow two…
jeremyApril 18, 2025
A Bank of America global survey published today showed that just under half of the respondents believe we're on our way to a global recession and the great majority think the…
jeremyApril 15, 2025
Mortgage pricing may have hit rock bottom, and a rebound upward would be a welcome move to get mortgage rates headed back lower again. There is still a lot of…
jeremyApril 14, 2025
I've said it before and I'll say it again: I'm glad I'm not the president. Politics is a tough business and the current chest puffing contest between the 75 and 78 year old men…
jeremyApril 9, 2025
Yesterday was a bit of a bloodbath in the markets as a story on CNBC about the suspension of all tariffs except on Chinese goods caused a three trillion dollar surge in…
jeremyApril 8, 2025
The bulls and the bears are monitoring the trading floors carefully this April Fools Day, looking not to be entertained, but for signs of where King Market may be traveling…
jeremyApril 1, 2025
The Chicago Purchasing Managers Index rose this morning to the highest level since November 2023. This unexpected blip up restores some faith in the U.S. economy after last week's barrage…
jeremyMarch 31, 2025
I'm fascinated by trends. It's not that I want to be trendy myself per se; from my perspective dad jeans are always chic. They cover up the dad-bod and fit the…
jeremyMarch 28, 2025