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...
by sslifer | Oct 2, 2026 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
October 2, 2026 The string of positive economic indicators continued this week as GDP growth for the first half of the year was revised upwards and third quarter growth seems likely to be even more robust. Is the Fed is supposed to worry about growth that is averaging...
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