If we want to make a forecast for inflation, we can combine a historical measurement, such as the Consumer Price Index, with long-term expectations implied by the... (read more)
The S&P 500 should need no introduction. Although the Dow Jones Index came first, the S&P 500 is pretty much the gold standard when it comes to market indices. Five hundred fundamentally solid... (read more)
Don't fight the Fed. That adage exists for a reason. During the last two crises the Federal Reserve stepped up in a big way to rescue the market. So, having an indicator to assess their actions is... (read more)
If you have a relatively safe investment, like a treasury note and a riskier investment, like a non-investment grade bond, you would expect a difference between the yields for each. Meaning, you would... (read more)
Jobs are fundamental to both the stock market and GDP. If you don’t have jobs, you don’t have companies with stocks to trade. If you don’t have jobs, you aren’t producing any stuff that gets measured by... (read more)