Matthew Krumholz 
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Economics, July 9th, 2024 Federal Reserve Watch: 15 Essential Questions As economists and financial professionals scrutinize the Federal Reserve’s policies and their implications for economic stability, these 15 essential questions posed to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell provide a detailed examination of modern monetary policy: 1. Inflation Targeting: How does … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, July 8th, 2024. Early-Week Wall Street Markets Key Takeaways + US stock indices—NASDAQ and S&P 500—rose, DOW falls. Six sectors lost; Information Tech led, with Communication Services trailing. Semiconductor Equipment continues to outperform. + US consumer borrowing rose by >$11 billion in May, driven by credit-card balances. + … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, July 3rd, 2024. Mid-Week Wall Street Markets Key Takeaways + NASDAQ and S&P 500 rose, DOW moderately declines. Information Tech led gains, while Health Care lagged. Top industries Automobile Parts and Semiconductors. + June ADP employment jobless claims rose while factory orders and ISM services index showing softening, … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, June 28th, 2024. Late-Week Wall Street Markets Key Takeaways + Dow, NASDAQ, and S&P 500—fell. Six out of eleven sectors declined, with Real Estate leading and Communication Services trailing. The top performing industry was Consumer Finance. + The PCE index remained stable with reduced year-over-year inflation rates. Core … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, June 26th, 2024. Mid-Week Wall Street Markets Key Takeaways + NASDAQ, S&P 500, Dow rose; 8 sectors fell, with Consumer Discretionary leading/ Energy lagging. Top industry Air Freight & Logistics. + May new home sales remain weak, missing forecasts and falling behind last month. Explore Friday’s PCE reports … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Technical Series, June 24th, 2024 Core Principles of Elliott Wave Theory Elliott Wave Theory helps us understand how prices in the stock market move in patterns. It was created by Ralph Nelson Elliott. This theory says that market trends happen repeatedly in certain ways that we can recognize, though unexpected … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, June 21st, 2024. Late-Week Wall Street Markets Key Takeaways + Dow rose; NASDAQ and S&P 500 fell. Six sectors gained, led by Consumer Discretionary; Technology lagged. Top industry: Leisure Products. + June, U.S. service and manufacturing sectors exceeded expectations, showing growth while leading economic indicators signaled potential slowdown. … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Report Series, June 19th, 2024 U.S. Economic Reports Series: Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Indexes Key Highlights Preferred Measure: The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation is the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, specifically the Core PCE Price Index. Inflation Target: The Fed aims for a long-term inflation target of … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, June 14th, 2024. Late-Week Wall Street Markets Three Key Takeaways + Major indices: NASDAQ up, S&P 500 and DJIA down. 8 sectors decline; Communication Services and Tech outperform, Materials and Energy lag. Top industries, Leisure Products and Semiconductors. + In the past 48 hours: Jobless claims rose to … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, June 12th, 2024. Mid-Week Wall Street Markets Three Key Takeaways + Major indices: NASDAQ and S&P 500 up, DJIA down. Tech leads; Energy and Consumer Staples lag. Top industry: Automobiles. + May CPI rose 0.1% monthly and 3.3% yearly, beating forecasts. Core CPI increased 0.2% monthly, below expectations. The … Read more