The “Succinct Economic Status” report, along with my additional research, is used to update the “Market Radar” (on the right of the blog). Both these reports are designed to provide a coincident picture of the economy.
Note that I usually post this report during the first week of the month (after the jobs report). This particular report is a bit late and doesn’t take into account continued improvement in various indicators or increasing risks/headwinds in December. Things have gotten a bit crazy with the real job and other issues demanding more time commitment. These should be temporary and I look forward towards providing new reports and thoughts on today’s interesting investment climate. View full article »



