by sslifer | Mar 20, 2026 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
March 19, 2026 Steve is away this week. Back next Friday.
by sslifer | Mar 13, 2026 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
March 13, 2026 What started out as a relatively short-lived campaign to decapitate Iran’s leadership, dominate the sky, and eliminate Iran’s Navy, has turned into something that is likely to be a longer-lasting operation. Iran has successfully closed the Strait of...
by sslifer | Mar 6, 2026 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
March 6, 2026 War in the Mideast is spreading and nobody can confidently predict what happens next. Oil prices have surged. The stock market is in retreat. Bond yields have surged. This has to weaken everybody’s outlook for the economy in the months ahead. But by how...
by sslifer | Feb 27, 2026 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
February 27, 2026 Almost everything we buy these days is less affordable than it was prior to the 2020 recession. The prices of almost everything have risen more quickly than our income. Between the increase in mortgage rates and skyrocketing home prices in the past...
by sslifer | Feb 20, 2026 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
February 20, 2026 Fourth quarter GDP growth came in at 1.4%. Nobody expected that. The consensus was for growth in that quarter of about 3.0%. But the headline figure is grossly misleading because of the government shutdown. The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates...
by sslifer | Feb 13, 2026 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
February 13, 2026 Employment climbed by 130 thousand in January but that includes a loss of 42 thousand government workers. Private sector employment jumped by 172 thousand. Payroll employment had been expected to climb by 30 thousand. At the same time the nonfarm...
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