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Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Tom Pappenfus Dave Sandstrom (with Max Hoelzl , Joel Dresang , engineered by  Jason Scuglik ) Week in Review (Jan. 27-31) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday The Commerce Department reported a 4% gain in the annual rate of new home sales in December. Sales were up almost 7% from the year before and just below where they were heading i...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Adam Baley (with Max Hoelzl , Joel Dresang , engineered by  Jason Scuglik ) Week in Review (Jan. 20-24, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday Markets and government offices closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tuesday No major releases Wednesday The Conference Board said its index of leading economic indicators declined slightly...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Steve Giles Dave Sandstrom (with Max Hoelzl , Joel Dresang , engineered by  Jason Scuglik ) Week in Review (Jan. 13-17, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major announcements Tuesday The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that wholesale inflation rose 0.2% in December, as prices on goods increased while services were unchanged. The Prod...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Art Rothschild Tom Pappenfus (with  Max Hoelzl , Joel Dresang , engineered by Jason Scuglik ) Week in Review (Jan. 6-10, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday A report from the Commerce Department showed manufacturing orders sinking in November for the third time in four months. The value of orders retreated 0.4% from October and...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Tom Pappenfus (with Max Hoelzl , Joel Dresang , engineered by  Jason Scuglik ) Week in Review (Dec. 30, 2024-Jan. 3, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday The National Association of Realtors reported increased demand for housing in November for the fourth month in a row. The trade group reported its pending home sales index rose...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Art Rothschild Adam Baley (with Max Hoelzl , Joel Dresang , engineered by Jason Scuglik ) Week in Review (Dec. 23-27, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday In a sign of weak manufacturing demand, durable goods orders fell in November for the third time in four months. The Department of Commerce said orders declined 1.1% from October an...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Art Rothschild Adam Baley (with Max Hoelzl , Joel Dresang , engineered by Jason Scuglik ) Week in Review (Dec. 16-20, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major announcements Tuesday The Commerce Department reported a 0.7% increase in retail sales in November, exceeding analyst forecasts and suggesting continued economic momentum....

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Tom Pappenfus Mike Hoelzl (with  Max Hoelzl , Joel Dresang , engineered by  Jason Scuglik ) Week in Review (Dec. 9-13, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major announcements Tuesday The Bureau of Labor Statistics said worker productivity rose at an annual rate of 2.2% in the third quarter, unchanged from an earlier esti...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Kendall Bauer John Sandstrom (with Max Hoelzl , Joel Dresang , engineered by  Jason Scuglik ) Week in Review (Dec. 2-6, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday The manufacturing shrank in November for the eighth month in a row and the 24 th time in 25 months, according to the Institute for Supply Management . The trade group said ma...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Art Rothschild Steve Giles (with  Max Hoelzl  and  Joel Dresang  engineered by  Jason Scuglik ) Learn more Gratitude is an enriching attitude , by Joel Dresang Bigger bang from charitable contributions ,  a Money Talk Video with Art Rothschild IRS Publication 526, Charitable Contributions Charitable Contributions ,  ...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Art Rothschild Steve Giles (with Max Hoelzl and Joel Dresang engineered by  Jason Scuglik ) Week in Review (Nov. 18-22, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major releases Tuesday Housing construction data continued to show a slowdown in October, based on the annual pace of building permits and housing starts. A report from th...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Dave Sandstrom Kendall Bauer (with Jason Scuglik and Joel Dresang , engineered by  Jason Scuglik ) Week in Review (Nov. 11-15, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major announcements Tuesday No major announcements Wednesday The pace of inflation rose in October for the first time in seven months. The Bureau of Labor Statistic...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Art Rothschild Tom Pappenfus Mike Hoelzl (with Max Hoelzl and Joel Dresang , engineered by Jason Scuglik ) Week in Review (Nov. 4-8, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday Reflecting weak demand for manufacturing goods, the Commerce Department said the value of factory orders fell in September for the second month in a row and the fourth time in fiv...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Adam Baley John Sandstrom (with Max Hoelzl , Joel Dresang , engineered by  Jason Scuglik ) Week in Review (Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No significant reports Tuesday U.S. employers posted 7.4 million job openings in September, the fewest since the beginning of 2021. The demand for workers dropped from an...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Dave Sandstrom Kendall Bauer (with Max Hoelzl and Joel Dresang , engineered by Blake Miller ) Week in Review (Oct. 21-25) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday The Conference Board said its September index of leading economic indicators pointed to continued uncertainty, suggesting moderate economic growth into 2025. The business research gro...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Art Rothschild Mike Hoelzl ( with Max Hoelzl , Joel Dresang , engineered by Jason Scuglik ) Week in Review (Oct. 14-18, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major announcements Tuesday No major announcements Wednesday No major announcements Thursday In a further sign of economic resilience, consumers continued spending at stores in...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Tom Pappenfus Mike Hoelzl (with Max Hoelzl , and Joel Dresang , engineered by Jason Scuglik ) Week in Review (October 7-11, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday Consumers showed more caution about spending in August, as the amount of credit card debt outstanding fell for the second time in three months. The Federal Reserve Board repor...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Steve Giles Tom Pappenfus (with  Max Hoelzl , Joel Dresang , engineered by Jason Scuglik ) Week in Review (Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No significant releases Tuesday Manufacturing continued its slump in September, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index . The index signale...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Adam Baley Kendall Bauer (with  Max Hoelzl , Joel Dresang , engineered by Jason Scuglik ) Week in Review (Sept. 23-27, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major releases Tuesday Housing prices reached another all-time high July, according to the  S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price index.  Although prices peak...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Art Rothschild John Sandstrom with Max Hoelzl , Joel Dresang , engineered by Jason Scuglik Week in Review (Sept. 16-20, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major announcements Tuesday The Commerce Department reported a 0.1% rise in retail sales in August. Sales rose in only five of 13 categories, led by online retailers. Decliners...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Steve Giles Dave Sandstrom (with  Max Hoelzl , engineered by  Jason Scug lik ) Week in Review (Sept. 9-13, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday In a sign of resilient consumer spending, the Federal Reserve Board reported another rise in consumer credit debt outstanding in July. Total debt rose at a 6% annual rate, and more s...

Advisors on this Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Kendall Bauer (with Max Hoelzl and Joel Dresang , engineered by Jason Scuglik ) Week in Review (Sept. 2-6, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday Markets and government agencies closed for Labor Day Tuesday The manufacturing sector contracted in August for the 21 st time in 22 months. The Institute for Supply Management reported t...

Advisors on this Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Adam Baley Mike Hoelzl (with Max Hoelzl , Joel Dresang , engineered by  Jason Scuglik ) Week in Review (Aug. 26-30, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday Manufacturing demand rose in July for the fifth time in six months, mostly on the wings of increased commercial aircraft orders. The Commerce Department said durable goods...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Mike Hoelzl Kendall Bauer (with Max Hoelzl and Joel Dresang , engineered by Jason Scuglik ) Week in Review (Aug. 19-23, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday The Conference Board said its index of leading economic indicators fell again in July, but the six-month decline decelerated from the previous six months, no longer signalin...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Steve Giles John Sandstrom (with Max Hoelzl , engineered by Jason Scuglik ) Week in Review (Aug. 12-16, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major announcements Tuesday Inflation on the wholesale level rose 0.1% in July and was up 2.2% from the year before, according to the Producer Price Index . The Bureau of Labor Statistic...