by sslifer | Mar 28, 2025 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
March 28, 2025 The consumer spending data for February combined with modest downward revisions to earlier months suggest GDP will rise only about 0.5% in the first quarter. A large portion of the first quarter weakness reflects a surge in imports as firms tried to...
by sslifer | Mar 27, 2025 | Miscellaneous
March 27, 2025 Corporate profits from current production (corporate profits before tax with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments) rose by $204.7 billion in the fourth quarter which works out to an an increase of 5.4% after after having fallen 0.4%...
by sslifer | Mar 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
March 21, 2025 Steve is away this week traveling. Back on March 25.
by sslifer | Mar 14, 2025 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
March 13, 2025 Americans have never experienced the chaotic policy-making that has come from Washington in the past two months. The on-again off-again tariffs, massive layoffs of federal government workers and the roundup of illegal immigrants, have made consumers,...
by sslifer | Mar 7, 2025 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
March 7, 2025 The chaotic nature of the Administration’s implementation of tariffs, immigration policy, and federal government layoffs is creating considerable uncertainty for consumers and business leaders. Thus far the economic damage has been minimal, but if it...
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