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Median household income in the United States rose to a new nominal record high of $64,016 in April 2019, a 0.9% increase from Sentier Research's March 2019 estimate of $63,425 . The following chart shows the nominal (red) and inflation-adjusted (blue) trends for median household income in...
Remember my "scary chart" from the day back? The one plotting the persistently high - relative to the business cycle - duration of unemployment in the U.S.? I have not updated this chart for some years now. So, here is a new version based on the latest data: Two things worth noting: De...
Originally published on June 2, 2019 The market has been rocked over the past 3 weeks. Now that President Trump announced that trade tariffs will be imposed on Mexico, is more red ink in store? Editor's Note: The summary bullets for this article were chosen by Seeking Alpha Read...
The 2018-2019 stock bear market is still roaring among several major indices. It has broken all the market's FAANGs and still shows no signs of backing off. The New York Stock Exchange Composite bear market One of the broadest indices for the US stock market, the NYSE, entered a bear marke...
By OpenMarkets Following the first negative month of the year for equity indexes, the focus remains on trade tensions. Jack Bouroudjian explains why June is a critical expiration period, and covers why the spread between the U.S. yield curve and German bund Read more ...
I have been pouring over the longer-term charts as we've started to see oil and gold move in directions that would indicate increased fear throughout the global markets while a contraction in economic activity/oil prices appears to be setting up for another big move. The objective is to attemp...
It seems much of the news being reported on the market and the economy lately is falling in the negative category. With both the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index down a little over 5% in the month of May, and with only one trading day remaining, highlighting the neg...
What happened last week. What we're watching for next week. The market took another hit this week. May was a bad month for investors. A look at the data might help put things in perspective. Chart of the Week - The Dreaded "Death Cross" Let me stipulate upfront that I am NOT call...