Economic Charts

M2 is a measure of the money supply that includes cash, checking deposits, and easily convertible near money. Components of M2... [Read More]

The Japanese Central Bank likely intervened in the currency markets, strengthening the Yen against the Dollar. It appears they timed it perfectly to coincide with the release of the CPI data on ... [Read More]

Money continues to flood into U.S. equities as stocks like Nvidia, Microsoft and Apple are the favored ones. Tech in China and Brazil have been left behind in an astonishing way. This gap... [Read More]

The yield curve is generally measured by the difference between the 2 year yield and the 10 year yield. In a 'normal' economy, the longer duration of a bond, the more interest an investor will d... [Read More]

In another sign the U.S. economy is struggling, delinquency rates of over 90 days on credit cards jumped to its highest level since 2012 in data from the first quarter 2024. The number came in a... [Read More]

Americans are struggling and the data continues to reinforce it. The latest stats show that there was a 40% increase in hardship withdrawals from 401... [Read More]

Insider buying and selling can alert investors to how insiders feel about the stock in their company. Historically, heavy insider selling has marked the top on the stock market and heavy insider... [Read More]

Over the last two decades, those that fall into the middle income bracket are the only group to shrink. The high earnings are gaining and more Americans are falling into the low income bracket.<... [Read More]

During Covid, the savings rate jumped and consumer credit card debt dropped. However, since that period of lockdown the savings rate has plunged and credit card debt is at an all-time high of $1... [Read More]

The mega caps keep growing. Microsoft, Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon and Meta now make up more than 30% of the S&P 500. This is unprecedented in history. Too big to fail does not ap... [Read More]