Personal Income came in at +0.4% in March with Spending up 0.3%. The Chicago PMI came in at 56.2 in April, below expectations, and the lowest reading since November 2009. The Dow Jones Industrial

Personal Income rose by just 0.2% in February with Spending up 0.8%. This brings the Savings Rate down to 3.7%, the lowest since August 2009. The year over year PCE Price Index was up 2.3%, above

CPI rose 0.4% in February as gasoline prices rose 6.0% the highest amount since December 2010. CPI was up 2.9% year over year. Excluding food & energy CPI rose just 0.1%. Industrial Production

U.S. Retail Sales posted their largest gain in five months in February. Total retail sales increased 1.1% percent (after a 0.6% rise in January). According to ICSC-Goldman, the same-store sales

The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded between the narrow range of 12920 and 12976; ending the day above the 21- day simple moving average at 12920, which shifts the daily cycle to positive. The

The Trade Deficit came in at $45.6 billion in August. Initial Jobless Claims came in at 404,000 still well above the 350,000 recessionary threshold. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined to