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Steady Job Growth, Gyrating Trade Data, Stocks Rise, Sam Arrives
June 8, 2025 JOB GROWTH SLOWS A BIT: In May, the U.S. economy added 139,000 new jobs, a little less than last month. Government jobs...
4 days ago4 min read


Inflation Down, Mortgage Rates Still Up, and Craic
June 1, 2025 U.S. INFLATION: The Fed's preferred inflation index is the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index. According to the...
Jun 14 min read


A Trip Interrupts
May 25, 2025 A VERY RARE OCCURRENCE: It has been a few years since I went a week without getting a fresh edition of MacGray Matter out. ...
May 261 min read


Stocks Soar, Consumer Sentiment Slumps, Green Thumb
May 18, 2025 INFLATION DATA MOVES IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.2% in April. Over the past...
May 184 min read


Calmer Markets, Inconclusive Economic Data, and "At Least" 50 Pounds
May 11, 2025 NO CHANGE: To no one's surprise, the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank met last week and announced no change to its key interest...
May 115 min read


Mixed Signals, Climbing Stocks, and Piano Prodigies
May 4, 2025 U.S. ECONOMY CONTRACTED IN THE FIRST QUARTER: In the first quarter of 2025, the U.S. economy contracted at a rate of -0.3%....
May 54 min read


Stocks Climb, Birth Rates Climb, Housing Mixed, Jack in the Box Shrinks
April 27, 2025 STOCKS CLIMB BACK: Stocks enjoyed a strong week of growth both in the U.S and overseas. Driving the rally was a wave of...
Apr 283 min read


Bad Thursday, Good Friday
April 20, 2025 HOLIDAY-SHORTENED WEEK ENDS NEGATIVE: The U.S. had only four days of trading as the markets closed to observe Good...
Apr 204 min read


Five Years Old!
April 13, 2025 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!: As of last week, Stonecrop Wealth Advisors hit its fifth year. That is no small feat, and I am...
Apr 145 min read
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