by sslifer | Sep 12, 2022 | Miscellaneous, NumberNomics Notes
September 12, 2022 . Small business optimism rose 1.9 points in August to 91.8 after having risen 0.4 point in July. NFIB Chief Economist William Dunkelberg said, “The small business economy is still recovering from the pandemic while inflation continues to be a...
by sslifer | Aug 25, 2022 | Miscellaneous
August 25, 2022 Corporate profits from current production (corporate profits before tax with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments) rose by $175.1 billion in the second quarter to a record high level of $3,047.9 billion which works out to an...
by sslifer | Jul 7, 2022 | Miscellaneous, NumberNomics Notes
July 7, 2022 The trade deficit narrowed by $1.1 billion in May to $85.5 billion after narrowing by $21.0 billion in March after widening by $19.5 billion in March. While volatile on a monthly basis the deficit has widened dramatically since April of last year because...
by sslifer | Jun 9, 2022 | Miscellaneous, NumberNomics Notes
June 9, 2022 The trade-weighted value of the dollar, which represents the value of the dollar against the currencies of a broad group of U.S. trading partners has risen 7.7% from where it was at this time last year and it is expected to continue to rise in value...
by sslifer | Jun 9, 2022 | Miscellaneous, NumberNomics Notes
June 9, 2022 Economists like to keep an eye on the amount of leverage amongst corporations. When corporations take on huge amounts of debt in relation to their net worth, any economic downturn will be much more severe than it would otherwise be as corporations...
by sslifer | Jun 9, 2022 | Miscellaneous, NumberNomics Notes
June 9, 2022 Corporate cash holdings in the first half of 2020 as the government quarantine basically caused the economy to stop dead in its tracks. Firms needed to raise money wherever they could to keep them going until such time as virus eased its grip and the...
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