January 2018

November 2017 Balance of Trade

Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 14th, 2018

America’s leadership in the global economic expansion is evident in the November 2017 Trade Balance report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. America is increasing its purchases from foreign countries faster than trading partners are increasing their purchases from our nation; an important takeaway is that both imports and exports are expanding. With a shortfall of $50.5 bi

Inverted Interest Rates

Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 11th, 2018

Our modern world is full of distractions. Beeps, buzzes, custom ringtones, and dings interrupt thoughts daily. These intrusions often keep us from completing tasks at hand because they consistently cause our interests to change. In other words, our rate of interest grows for the present distraction while declining from a relatively longer-term goal, possibly sacrificing poster

December 2017 Institute for Supply Management

Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 11th, 2018

America’s economic expansion showed no signs of fatigue in December 2017 according to data from the Institute for Supply Management. Both sides of the economy maintained readings well above the breakeven level of 50.0. The cyclically sensitive manufacturing segment accelerated to a reading of 59.7 (a 14-year high) from the already impressive tally of 58.2 in November. Se

New Home Sales November 2017

Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 8th, 2018

New home sales growth was strong in November 2017 according to data from the Census Bureau. Rising to 733,000 units on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, its 17.5 percent surge is the largest in 25 years. Compared to a year earlier, transactions increased 26.6 percent.

December 2017 Employment Situation

Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 7th, 2018

America’s economy continued adding jobs in December 2017 according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Employers hired a net 148,000 new workers as the year came to a close. Despite the monthly increase in jobs, the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1 percent as the number of available workers also rose in the period.

Retired Retirement Repository

Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 4th, 2018

Retirement goals are often met with a little help from friends, specifically those from subsequent generations. Pensions are perfect examples. As one works and contributes to defined contribution plans (think Social Security), the design of the scheme is rarely self-financed. Outcomes tend to be best if the next generation is larger and wealthier than the one before it.

November 2017 Durable Goods Orders

Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 3rd, 2018

Durable Goods Orders soared in November according to data from the Census Bureau. Aircraft orders (up 31 percent in the period) provided much of the lift in the period’s 1.3 percent improvement. This most recent uptick followed an upwardly revised, albeit still disappointing, October tally of -0.4 percent (originally -1.2 percent).

November 2017 Chicago Fed National Activity Index

Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 3rd, 2018

America’s economy maintained its recent strength in November 2017 according to the latest headline data from the Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI). This uptick of 0.15 followed an upwardly revised tally of 0.76 in October (originally 0.65). It may appear that there was a substantial deceleration in the penultimate month, but activity related to hurricane recovery eff

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