by sslifer | Nov 3, 2025 | NumberNomics Notes, Purchasing Managers Index
November 3, 2025 The Institute for Supply Management’s index of conditions in the manufacturing sector declined 0.4 point in October to 48.7 after rising 0.4 point in September. This index was above the break-even level of 50.0 in February but fell below that...
by sslifer | Oct 31, 2025 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
October 31, 2025 What surprise? The Fed did exactly what it was supposed to do, right? It cut rates by 0.25%. Everybody was on board with that decision except Stephen Miran who opted for a larger 0.5% cut. All as expected. With one exception. Kansas City Fed...
by sslifer | Oct 29, 2025 | Housing, NumberNomics Notes
October 29, 2025 Pending home sales were unchanged in September at 74.8 after hving jumped 4.2% in August. Pending home sales have been fairly steady for the past couple of years but should begin to climb in the months ahead. The National Association of Realtors...
by sslifer | Oct 29, 2025 | Consumer, NumberNomics Notes
October 29, 2025 . The Conference Board reported that consumer confidence declined 1.0 point in October to 94.6 after having fallen 2.2 points in September.. Consumer confidence has fallen gradually for most of this year. Senior Economist at the Conference Board,...
by sslifer | Oct 28, 2025 | Housing, NumberNomics Notes
October 28, 2025 The seasonally adjusted Case Shiller Index of Home Prices in 20 cities declined 0.6% in August after having fallen 0.3% in July. Prices have risen 1.6% in the past year. The National Index which is a slightly broader measure of home price declined...
by sslifer | Oct 24, 2025 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
October 24, 2025 Solid Growth Without Jobs — How Can That Be? The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday and will almost certainly opt to lower the funds rate by another 0.25% to a range of 3.75-4.0%. One hot topic of...
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