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Expectations

Oct 07 2021

Why Is Confidence “Inverted?”

  • Oct 7, 2021

In a recent “Chart of the Week,” we discussed the late-cycle “inversion” in Consumer Confidence, where consumers’ views of their “Present Situation” have jumped far above their “Expectations.” That’s the reverse of what’s typical in the first couple years of an economic expansion.

Sep 10 2021

Why Is Confidence “Inverted?”

  • Sep 10, 2021

Stimulus and soaring stock prices have contributed to the fastest consumer-confidence rebound of any economic recovery on record. Yet the manner in which this bounce has unfolded is anything but “early cycle.”
 

Aug 07 2013

Key Observations On Q2 S&P 1500 Earnings

  • Aug 7, 2013

Year-over-year EPS growth rate for companies with Q2 reports (with about 65% in) currently stands at +4.2%, while revenue growth has come in at a better than expected +2.6%.

Aug 07 2012

Lowered Expectations — Policy Effectiveness

  • Aug 7, 2012

For central bank policy effectiveness, global economic growth, interest rates, and inflation. While lowered expectations are a good thing in the near term, long term return expectations for most asset classes should be lowered too.

Feb 03 1999

Public Confidence Measures

  • Feb 3, 1999

The driving force behind today’s stock market is the public. Never before had they had such clout.