Charts & Chat - April 2, 2023
Eric Boyce • April 4, 2023
During the course of our daily research, we come across interesting and illustrative charts which do a great job in articulating a point we'd like to make regarding the market or the economy.
I am also including at the end my summary comments on important issues related to the market and economy over the last week, and what to look for in the week ahead.
We hope you enjoy...!

By Eric Boyce
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August 10, 2026
This week, CEO Eric Boyce, CFA discusses: 1. economic growth estimates for 3rd quarter imply strong ~6% expansion at this time, driven in large part by technology and AI 2. services and manufacturing economies are in solid shape. 3. AI-related capital spending providing economic boost, with some risk. Resulting free cash flow growth expected in 1-3 years 4. labor market reasonable on its face, as internals show interesting data trends. Recent downward revisions, labor participation and hourly earnings are dropping, more growth in part-time work, higher unemployment trends from college graduates 5. equity markets driven by strong earnings, enthusiasm; risk that sentiment could interrupt high valuations 6. high concentration of S&P 500 in the top 10 companies in the index - margin improvement benign outside of this group




