by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Oct 14, 2021 | Indicator Insights
This week’s featured indicator focuses on industrial production, or how much physical stuff is produced in the economy. It includes everything from prescription medicines, cell phones, and TVs to nuggets of gold, steel bars, and planks of wood. Despite our...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Oct 7, 2021 | Indicator Insights
One of the primary ways the Federal Reserve influences the economy is through interest rates. By setting the overnight funding rate that banks use to borrow and lend to each other, the Fed can influence other interest rates in the economy. However, there is...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Sep 30, 2021 | Indicator Insights
Interest rates have been a big story in the financial markets this year. They shot up like a rocket ship to start the year. But then they fall back down to earth just as quickly. And now, they are starting to edge higher again. So, for this week’s featured...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Sep 23, 2021 | Indicator Insights
One of the cool things about interest rates is they act as a barometer for the economy. When rates are going higher, it’s generally a sign that the economy is strong. But when rates are falling, it’s typically because the economy is weak. Many things affect...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Sep 16, 2021 | Indicator Insights
For this week’s featured indicator, we show a chart of the relative performance of stocks versus bonds globally based on the relative strength line of the ACWI SHUT Index. SHUT is an acronym for Staples, Healthcare, Utilities, and Telecommunications. The ACWI...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Sep 9, 2021 | Indicator Insights
For this week’s indicator, we present the Challenger Layoff Announcements Index. This series comes from a report produced by the outplacement firm Challenger, Grey & Christmas, Inc. It uses layoff data from various state labor departments to produce the...
