by sslifer | Oct 13, 2026 | Housing, NumberNomics Notes
October 13, 2026 . Existing home sales edged upwards by 1.5% in September to 3,990 thousand after having declined 3.2% in August. Home sales have been floundering at about this same pace for the past two years. In the past year home sales have declined 2.2%....
by sslifer | Oct 9, 2026 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
2027 Economic Outlook Conference In times of uncertainty whether you are running a business or planning your investments, knowledge can be your most valuable asset. Stephen Slifer, Owner and Chief Economist at NumberNomics will provide insight regarding what to...
by sslifer | Oct 9, 2026 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
October 9, 2026 The Federal Reserve raised the funds rate by 0.25% last month with another 0.25% increase expected in December. The total increase of 0.5% would boost the funds rate to 4.1% by yearend. The recent increase in long-term interest rates, however, has been...
by sslifer | Oct 6, 2026 | Miscellaneous, NumberNomics Notes
October 6, 2026 The trade deficit for August widened by $12.7 billion to $105.6 billion after having widened by $21.6 billion in July. As a result, the trade component of GDP should subtract roughly three percentage points from GDP growth in the third quarter. Even...
by sslifer | Oct 5, 2026 | NumberNomics Notes, Purchasing Managers Index
October 5, 2026 The Institute for Supply Management not only publishes an index of manufacturing activity each month, they publish two days later a survey of service sector firms. The business activity index for the service sector fell 5.2 points in September to 56.5...
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