by sslifer | Aug 9, 2022 | Miscellaneous, NumberNomics Notes
August 9, 2022 . Small business optimism rose 0.4 point in July to 89.9 after have fallen 3.6 points in June. NFIB Chief Economist William Dunkelberg said, “The uncertainty in the small business sector is climbing again as owners continue to manage historic inflation,...
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...
by sslifer | May 26, 2022 | Miscellaneous
May 26, 2022 Corporate profits from current production (corporate profits before tax with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments) fell by $66.4 billion in the first quarter which works out to an annualized rate of decline of 2.3% after having risen by...
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