America's Economic Future – A Discussion By Ted Kavadas
The December NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released yesterday, December 11. The headline of the Press Release is “Small Business Owner Confidence Plunges More than 5 Points.” The subtitle is “One of the lowest optimism readings in survey history.” The Index of Small Business Optimism fell by 5.6 point in November to 87.5. Here …
The September NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released today, October 9. The headline of the Press Release is “Hiring Plans Plunge: Small Business Optimism Drops .1, Expectations for the Future Remain Low.” The Index of Small Business Optimism fell by .1 point in September to 92.8. Here are some excerpts from the Press Release …
The July NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released on August 14. The headline of the Press Release is “Small-Business Optimism Continues to Decline in July.” The Index of Small Business Optimism fell by .2 point in July, to 92.2. Here are some excerpts from the report that I find particularly notable: Dipping for a …
The May NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released on June 12. The headline of the Press Release is “Small-Business Optimism Index Stagnates: No Progress Made for Small-Business Sector in May.” The Index of Small Business Optimism fell by .1 point in May, to 94.4. Here are some excerpts from the report that I find …
The March NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released on April 10. The headline of the Press Release is “After Six Months of Increases, Small-Business Optimism Drops For Main Street, No New Jobs in the Months to Come.” The Index of Small Business Optimism fell almost 2 points in March, to 92.5. Here are some …
Here are four charts reflecting confidence survey readings. The first three are from the SentimenTrader.com site. I find these charts valuable as they provide a long-term history of each survey, which is somewhat rare. Each survey chart is plotted in blue, below the S&P500: (click on each chart to enlarge image) Conference Board Consumer Confidence, last …
The January NFIB Small Business Optimism was released February 14. The headline of the Press Release is “Small Business Confidence in a Lull.” The Index of Small Business Optimism increased .1 points in January, rising to 93.9. Here are some excerpts from the report that I find particularly notable: Historically, optimism remains at recession levels. While owners …
Here are four charts reflecting confidence survey readings. These are from the SentimenTrader.com site. I find these charts valuable as they provide a long-term history of each survey, which is rare. Each survey chart is plotted in blue, below the S&P500: (click on each chart to enlarge image) Conference Board Consumer Confidence, last updated 1-31-12: – …
Here are four charts reflecting confidence survey readings. These are from the SentimenTrader.com site. I find these charts valuable as they provide a long-term history of each survey, which is rare. Each survey chart is plotted in blue, below the S&P500: (click on each chart to enlarge image) Conference Board Consumer Confidence, last updated 12-27-11: – …
The October NFIB Small Business Optimism was released November 8. The headline of the Press Release is “Small Business Optimism Has Minor Uptick: Optimism Index Slight Uptick Still Weighed Down by Dominant Negative Forecast.” The Index of Small Business Optimism increased 1.3 points in October, rising to 90.2. Here are some excerpts from the report that I …