The North Star GDP Estimate for the second quarter is 2.16% year over year growth (1.56% QoQ). The North Star GDP Forecast for the third quarter is at 1.91% year over year growth (1.41% QoQ) down from 1.93% last week. The
GDP Forecast page on the tab above is updated periodically during the week.
The S&P 500 (SPY) fell 3.11% for the week with most of the losses coming after President Trump threatened to levy a 10% tariff on $300 billion of Chinese goods. The Fed Funds futures are implying a 75.6% chance that the Fed will cut rates by an additional 0.50% by the end of the year up from a 54.2% chance last week according to 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 -0.78%. The Leading Indicator for International Emerging Markets (EEM) is at 4.19%. 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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