BLS: September 2023 CPI
The BLS released the Consumer Price Index this morning and it show inflation remaining sticky. From the BLS: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent…
BLS: September 2023 PPI
The BLS released the producer price index today and it shows a bump up. From the BLS.gov: The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.5 percent in September, seasonally…
August 2023 – Top US Trading Partner Inflation
We finally compiled the chart for the August inflation and while there was progress the prior months, that all started to change in August. Let’s get to it. The average…
DIVOS™ Trade: CF – CF Industries Holdings
In Our 2024 Investment Strategy for Equities, we introduced our DIVOS™ strategy and during this week’s market turmoil, we initiated a very small position in CF (CF Industries Holdings) and…
DIVOS™ Trade: STT – State Street Corp
In Our 2024 Investment Strategy for Equities, we introduced our DIVOS™ strategy and during this week’s market turmoil, we initiated a very small position in STT (State Street) and intend…
BLS: Non-Farm Payroll Up 336,000
The BLS released their non-farm payroll report and it shows a whopping increase of 336,000 jobs and 3.8% unemployment and this was on the heels of a JOLTS report that…
DIVOS™ Trade: MO – Altria Group
In Our 2024 Investment Strategy for Equities, we introduced our DIVOS™ strategy and during this week’s market turmoil, we initiated a very small position in MO (Altria Group) and intend…
DIVOS™ Trade: MMM – 3M
In Our 2024 Investment Strategy for Equities, we introduced our DIVOS™ strategy and during this week’s market turmoil, we initiated a very small position in MMM (3M) and intend to…
DIVOS™ Trade: MDT – Medtronic PLC
In Our 2024 Investment Strategy for Equities, we introduced our DIVOS™ strategy and during this week’s market turmoil, we initiated a very small position in MDT (Medtronic) and intend to…
BLS: August JOLTS 9.6 Million
The BLS released their JOLTS report and not very surprising it is back up from July to 9.6 million. Why was it not surprising to us? Because millions of boomers…