Sunday, January 8, 2017

Charting Last Week (1/3 - 1/6/17)

The North Star GDP Estimate for the third quarter is 1.64% year over year growth. The North Star GDP Forecast for the fourth quarter was unchanged and is also at 1.64% year over year growth. The GDP Forecast page on the tab above is updated periodically during the week.


The S&P 500 started off the year strong, moving higher into record territory. Both stock and bond prices were up for the week. The Fed Funds futures are implying a 69.1% chance of another rate hike by June 2017 up from a 67.8% chance last week according CME Group's FedWatch tool. The charts below show the normal trading ranges for various indices for the last six months. The red (or green) area indicates 2-3 standard deviations above (or below) the normal 21 day trading range. The gray area indicates 1-2 standard deviations above (or below) the normal 21 day trading range.
  There were not any updates to the International Leading Indices during the week. The Leading Indicator for International Developed Markets (EFA) is at 1.01%. The Leading Indicator for International Emerging Markets (EEM) is at 4.67%. On the chart below, you can click on the blue and red buttons to see the Leading Indicator growth rate and an ETF for each country.    
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