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Diesel hasn't always been more expensive than other gasoline. Then in 2004, a switch happened due to air quality standards, demand, and taxes. In this week's I…
Jim Paulsen thinks lagged indicators suggest the usual 'best buying season' for stocks may not be applicable this time and backtesting his model to 1970 shows…
Rates are once again a poor indicator of demand in the maritime space. Comparing data on the Mediterranean and trans-Pacific lanes highlights this. The post Tr…

How does one price a cemetery plot? Are they using dynamic pricing to figure it out? We tackle that question and many more in this week's Indicator newsletter.
Economies around the world are showing surprising resilience to higher central bank-interest rates and government bond yields.
An options volatility tracker has produced a "spike peak" buy signal for stocks for the first time in months, at a time that internal market indicators are neg…
The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index fell by 0.1% to 99.5 as consumer expectations remained a significant strain.
It's one of the most common questions people have: If the economy is doing so well based on every official metric, then why are there so many anecdotal indicat…

ABC's Construction Backlog Indicator rebounds to 8.5 months in August. The post One in Six Members Perform Data Center Work; Backlog Rebounds in August first a…

The 10-year Treasury yield crossed 5% Monday, reaching a level not sustained since 2007 as inflation fears and borrowing costs climb.

Many financial technology companies are applying to become banks. The Indicator finds out what it takes to go through this process and what benefits come with…
Oil prices continue to climb as the U.S. and Iran trade strikes. CBS News' Kelly O'Grady reports on the key inflation indicators expected next.

Global bond yields climbed to their highest levels in years Tuesday

Options bets and volatility are sending buy signals, which sets up the stock market for a potential upside breakout.
The PCE price index report, which provides an overview of the current state of inflation across goods and services in the U.S., will be released on Wednesday m…

The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index rose by 0.2% to 99.5, indicating that moderate growth could be coming.
WASHINGTON (Aug. 11, 2026) - Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 8.0 months in July, according t…

The South remains the only region with larger backlog than one year ago. The post Construction Backlog Indicator Plummets in July first appeared on Constructio…

Here's how the consumer-price index is put together, and the ways economists study this and other indicators to track inflation.
Toyota is recalling about 655,000 Camry vehicles globally due to a display error that may deactivate safety indicators

Stock-market timers recently rushed to the exits, which is bullish from a contrarian perspective.
Trimmed mean measures are painting a different picture than the headline numbers.

The weather forecast for the second half of 2026 is giving the DoD something commanders rarely get before disruption arrives: months of notice.

The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index slid by 0.2% on weakening consumer spending following increases in May and April.
Despite the drop, backlogs reported by contractors are still higher than they were in June 2025.

Contractor confidence waned in June this year, but expectations are still above where they were in the latter half of 2025. The post ABC's Construction Backlog…

Plans to begin publishing a Canadian insights report tracking wage trends based on anonymized payroll data representing about 1 million workers in the country.
The last time equity financing rates were this high was back in the depths of the global financial crisis in 2008.
Heavy put buying is a cautionary sign. Are the bears about to take control?
Goldman Sachs' research illustrates that while the stock market is closer to a dangerous bubble than it was a few months ago, an overall assessment of risk ind…
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