How Did We Get Here?
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 31st, 2025
In recent years, America has experienced higher inflation than we've seen in a long time.
January 2025
The Illusion of Control
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 31st, 2025
Tour guides are useful when exploring unfamiliar territories. They can help make sure a trip accomplishes desired outcomes while making sure travelers avoid places where calamitous outcomes are more likely. While they cannot directly prevent spoiled vacations, they help improve the odds that one will be enjoyed.
More Positive Attitudes
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 31st, 2025
Growing positivity seems like a good idea most of the time for most people. While the definition of what is and isn’t positive remains subjective, most would likely agree that there ought to be more of it. According to this survey from Gallup, there was an uptick of positivity for the first
(Un)Welcomed Intrusion
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 31st, 2025
Greenland has been subjected to an intrusion. About a billion years ago a tectonic plate was ripped away from a second which allowed magma to flow toward the surface but be sealed by what is now the south-west portion of the autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. As the magma cooled, a giant rock developed containing 30 of the modern economy’s most desired raw materia
45^2
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 31st, 2025
Here we are on the first Friday of 2025. Tragically, a lot has already happened. But with so much runway ahead of us, there is much more to unfold. Of course, it will not all be a bed of roses, but we have plenty to look forward to. Before looking ahead, let’s look back. One would need to have been alive in 1936 the last time a square number was at the top of
Eggnog Blog
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 31st, 2025
Tis’ the season for a lot of things, eggnog being one of them. This seasonal delight faces pressure from both the supply and demand curves in 2024. The demand side is easy. More of the egg-milk punch is consumed now than in the summer, so producers expect demand to pull prices up, all else equal. This allows poultry farmers to make hay while the sun is less likely
Dancing with Data
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 31st, 2025Imagine the Federal Reserve as a skilled dancer, gracefully navigating the dance floor of the economy. Right now, they’re performing a delicate waltz, trying to keep in step with a weakening labor market and persistent inflation that refuses to approach their two percent target.
Dancing with Data
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 31st, 2025Imagine the Federal Reserve as a skilled dancer, gracefully navigating the dance floor of the economy. Right now, they’re performing a delicate waltz, trying to keep in step with a weakening labor market and persistent inflation that refuses to approach their two percent target.
Small Packages
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 31st, 2025
It’s the holiday season. The time of year when Hershey Kisses are wrapped in green and red in addition to their traditional plain foil packaging. Years ago, they ran an add reading, “Big things come in small packages.” You can see an example here. In short, they didn’t want consumers to miss the
Foundational Shifts
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 31st, 2025
Housing markets are ever-changing. Each month Atlas notes developments when writing about both the new and existing home sales. Many obvious changes happen (e.g., prices, transaction volume, or inventories), but other underlying currents are less obvious. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) created their 2024 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, and it sheds some light o
