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Stocks sprinted into Fridays close thrusting the Dow to just a nose ahead of 40,000 with very little news to backfill the jump. The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index pulled back more than expected in May… it’s up to the Fed whether that is good or bad.

Stocks slipped yesterday after the Dow could not hold on to its much-discussed 40k level as Fed bankers did everything they could to break the bulls’ will to survive. Industrial Production was flat in April – you may not care, but it is trending down which is bad for growth – which you do care...

Stocks rallied to fresh highs yesterday in response to a monthly slowdown in Consumer Price Index / CPI. Retail Sales came in flat for the month indicating that consumers may be tightening their purses.

Stocks posted a solid day of gains after languishing in the earlier part of the session. Producer prices came in hot and Roaring Kitty goosed the small cap index with a meme.

Stocks had a mixed close yesterday as investors awaited, on seat edge, for today’s and tomorrow’s big inflation numbers. A number which not too many people watch, the NY Fed’s 1-year Inflation Expectations, showed that folks have raised their expectations about inflation over the next year – not...

Stocks had a mixed close as confused investors buckled down before the weekend, turning their sites on the Aurora Borealis and inflation data, coming up this week. According to the University of Michigan Sentiment survey, consumers are getting anxious about the economy, and they are upping their...