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Sunday, June 1, 2025

VIX Charts Since The Year 2000 – June 1, 2025 Update

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For reference purposes, below are two charts of the VIX from year 2000 through the May 30, 2025 close, which had a value of 18.57. Here is t...

S&P500 Charts Since 2009 And 1980 – June 1, 2025 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...

Long-Term Charts Of U.S. Equity Indexes As Of June 1, 2025

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StockCharts.com  maintains long-term historical charts of various major stock market indices, interest rates, currencies, commodities, and e...

U.S. Dollar Decline – June 1, 2025 Update

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U.S. Dollar weakness  is a foremost concern of mine.  As such, I have extensively written about it,  including commentary on the “ A Substan...

Problems Within The U.S. Economic Situation –June 1, 2025

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Various surveys, economic growth projections, and market risk indicators indicate sustained economic growth and financial stability for the ...
Friday, May 30, 2025

Consumer Confidence Surveys – As Of May 30, 2024

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Advisor Perspectives had a post of May 30, 2025 (“ Consumer Sentiment Unchanged from April, Still Near Record Lows “) that displays the late...

U.S. Deflation Probability Chart Through May 2025

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For reference, below is a chart of the St. Louis Fed Price Pressures Measures – Deflation Probability [FRED STLPPMDEF] through May 2025. Whi...
Thursday, May 29, 2025

Chicago Fed National Financial Conditions Index (NFCI)

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The St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI4) is one index that is supposed to measure stress in the financial system. Its reading as...