Comments based on information available as of 7:45am CT on 6/20/2025 Growth: Payback Time Retail sales in May fell 0.9% with the biggest decliners being cars and building materials. A lot of this is just a payback from consumers front-loading purchases of those bigger...
Comments based on information available as of 7:45am CT on 6/13/2025 The situation between Israel and Iran is on investors’ minds. As has happened historically, yields fell, oil prices rose, and stock prices fell. Oil prices spiked and that can weigh on growth...
Comments based on information available as of 5:45am CT on 5/30/2025 Growth: Fissures Forming Initial jobless claims have moved up, private sector payroll growth has slowed, and even service sector activity has slowed. Layoffs have been announced by some of the...
Macro & Market Musings are weekly insights on Growth, Inflation, Policy and Looking Ahead from Annex Wealth Management’s Chief Economist, Brian Jacobsen. Brian, a frequent contributor on CNBC and Fox Business News, hosts regular updates on the economy and markets....
Macro & Market Musings are weekly insights on Growth, Inflation, Policy and Looking Ahead from Annex Wealth Management’s Chief Economist, Brian Jacobsen. Brian, a frequent contributor on CNBC and Fox Business News, hosts regular updates on the economy and markets....
Macro & Market Musings are weekly insights on Growth, Inflation, Policy and Looking Ahead from Annex Wealth Management’s Chief Economist, Brian Jacobsen. Brian, a frequent contributor on CNBC and Fox Business News, hosts regular updates on the economy and markets....
