by sslifer | Feb 28, 2025 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
February 28, 2025 Trump has been busy. In his first month in office he imposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, and threatened tariffs on virtually everybody else. Every federal government employee is scrambling to keep their job . He has managed to sour...
by sslifer | Feb 21, 2025 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
February 21, 2024 The housing market has been in a slump for the past two years as opposing forces tug in opposite directions. First time homebuyers are struggling with the combination of higher home prices and higher mortgage rates. The possibility of home ownership...
by sslifer | Feb 14, 2025 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
February 14, 2025 The available data available for January are so distorted that it is impossible to get a good reading on the performance of the economy or inflation in the early part of the year. The CPI data for January were higher than expected and made investors...
by sslifer | Feb 7, 2025 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
February 7, 2025 This past week we learned about wild swings in employment the past three months combined with a steady decline in the workweek which does not seem to make a lot of sense. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said that the wildfires in California and the...
by sslifer | Jan 31, 2025 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
January 31, 2025 Fourth quarter GDP growth was 2.3% slightly below the consensus forecast of 2.6%. Growth for the quarter was led by consumer spending which jumped 4.2%. The only reason GDP growth was not more rapid was because the slow pace of inventory accumulation...
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