Look Ahead Archive
11-7-23: The Downbeat October Jobs Report Does Not Even Include the UAW Strikers
by Louis Navellier November 7, 2023 On Wednesday, November 1, ADP reported that 113,000 private payroll jobs were created in October, which was well below the economists’ consensus expectation of 130,000 jobs. [...]
10-31-23: As GDP Peaks Near 5%, Is This the Last of the Booming Quarters?
by Louis Navellier October 31, 2023 The Commerce Department reported last Thursday that the preliminary estimate for third-quarter GDP growth was an annual pace of 4.9%, due predominately to robust consumer spending. [...]
10-24-23: War News Dominates Global Concern, and More Deficit Spending
by Louis Navellier October 24, 2023 The fact that a second aircraft carrier strike group has been ordered to the eastern Mediterranean, and Air Force jets have been dispatched to the region [...]
10-17-23: Can Washington Afford to Fund Another Overseas War?
by Louis Navellier October 17, 2023 The catalyst for Iran instigating Hamas to invade Israel was likely the pending Israel/Saudi Arabian peace agreement, which infuriated Iran, so it will be interesting to [...]
10-10-23: What’s Behind the Latest Bond Rate Increase?
by Louis Navellier October 10, 2023 In a stunning revolution in Republican leadership, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted as Speaker in a close (216 to 210) vote. The House then took [...]
10-3-23: Crude Oil Prices Reach a 13-Month High
by Louis Navellier October 3, 2023 Last week, crude oil prices reached their highest price since August 2022, with West Texas Intermediate Crude reaching $95/barrel on Thursday. What’s more, the Energy Information [...]
9-26-23: The Fed Signals Another Rate Increase in 2023 (and No Cuts!)
by Louis Navellier September 26, 2023 The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) statement seemed dovish, at first, but then the FOMC signaled that one more Fed rate hike was not only possible, [...]
9-19-23: Inflation is Rapidly Receding – Except for Energy Prices
by Louis Navellier September 19, 2023 The two major inflation indicators released last week were a bit “hotter” than expected, but that was mostly due to energy price increases. On Wednesday, the [...]
9-12-23: World Trade is Waning as the G20 Meets in India
by Louis Navellier September 12, 2023 In August, China’s exports declined 8.8% vs. the same month a year ago. This was bad, but better than July’s 14.5% decline. Clearly, China’s overall exports [...]
9-6-23: Conflicting Jobs Data Begin to Clear Up Over Labor Day
by Louis Navellier September 6, 2023 The ADP and Labor Department data came into alignment last week, but all three jobs reports were more subdued than expected, which should confirm that the [...]
8-29-23: Wall Street Likes to Add Volatility to the August Doldrums
by Louis Navellier August 29, 2023 Now that earnings season is virtually over, I’d say our energy stocks have emerged as market leaders and exhibited tremendous relative strength in an otherwise weak [...]
8-22-23: The Fed May Be “Data-Dependent,” But Some of That Data is Flawed
by Louis Navellier August 22, 2023 The Fed’s latest minutes referred to “two-sided” arguments between “overtightening of policy against the cost of an insufficient tightening.” Chairman Powell keeps reassuring us that the [...]