St. Louis Financial Stress Index – July 18, 2013 Update

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On March 28, 2011 I wrote a post (“The STLFSI“) about the  St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI) which is supposed to measure stress in the financial system.  For reference purposes, the most recent chart is seen below.  This chart was last updated on July 18, incorporating data from December 31,1993 to July 12, …

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Chicago Fed National Financial Conditions Index (NFCI)

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Each week I have been posting two charts of the St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI), which is supposed to measure stress in the financial system. Of course, there are a variety of other measures and indices that are supposed to measure financial stress and other related issues, both from the Federal Reserve as well as …

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St. Louis Financial Stress Index – July 11, 2013 Update

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On March 28, 2011 I wrote a post (“The STLFSI“) about the  St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI) which is supposed to measure stress in the financial system.  For reference purposes, the most recent chart is seen below.  This chart was last updated on July 11, incorporating data from December 31,1993 to July 5, …

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Broad-Based Indicators Of Economic Activity

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The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) and the Aruoba-Diebold-Scotti Business Conditions Index (ADS Index) are two broad-based economic indicators that I regularly feature in this site. The current levels of each are notable, as they are vacillating from a short-term perspective and their long-term trends continue to sink. Doug Short, in his blog post …

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CEO Confidence Surveys 2Q 2013 – Notable Excerpts

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Today (July 11), The Conference Board released its 2nd Quarter CEO Confidence Survey.   The overall measure of CEO Confidence was at 62, up from 54 in the first quarter. [note:  a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses] Notable excerpts from this July 11 Press Release include: CEOs’ appraisal of current …

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Would Deflation Be Beneficial?

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The topic of deflation is one that I feel lacks recognition, especially since my analyses indicate that deflation is on the horizon and that many signs of “deflationary pressures” exist,  some of which I wrote of in the post of  June 10, “The Prospect Of Deflation.” [note: to clarify, for purposes of this discussion, when …

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Charts Of Equities’ Performance Since March 9, 2009 And January 1, 1980 – July 9, 2013 Update

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In the March 9, 2012 post (“Charts of Equities’ Performance Since March 9, 2009 And January 1, 1980“) I highlighted two charts for reference purposes. Below are those two charts, updated through yesterday’s closing price. The first is a daily chart of the S&P500 (shown in green), as well as five prominent (AAPL, IBM, WFM, SBUX, …

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