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Small Business Optimism Inched Down 0.5 Points in February
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (400+ words) Small Business Optimism Inched Down 0.5 Points in February'FloorDaily.net Small Business Optimism Inched Down 0.5 Points in February Washington, DC, March 10, 2026-The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell 0.5 points in February to 98.8 but remained slightly above the 52-year average of 98. The…...
Construction Input Prices Rose 0.7% in January
1+ week, 1+ day ago (277+ words) Construction Input Prices Rose 0.7% in January'FloorDaily.net Construction Input Prices Rose 0.7% in January Washington, DC, February 27, 2026-Construction input prices increased 0.7% in January compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor…...
Buying Power Rises by $30,000 for Median-Income Home Seeker
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (260+ words) The typical mortgage payment-excluding taxes and insurance, and assuming a 20% down payment-is 8.4% lower than a year ago. Home value growth has flattened, and mortgage rates have fallen from an average of 6.96% in January 2025 to 6.1% last month, while incomes have edged…...
ISM's Purchasing Managers' Index Inched Down to 52.4% in Feb.
1+ week, 1+ day ago (273+ words) Tempe, AZ, March 2, 2026-The Manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Managers" Index) registered 52.4% in February, a 0.2-percentage point decrease compared to the reading of 52.6 in January, according to the latest ISM Manufacturing PMI Report." The overall economy continued in expansion for the 16th month....
NFIB Small Business Optimism Inched Down to 99.3 in January
1+ mon, 9+ hour ago (412+ words) One major highlight of this report is the new NFIB Small Business Employment Index, which translates multiple jobs-related questions into one single number. Currently, this index tells a story of a ... NFIB Small Business Optimism Inched Down to 99.3 in January…...
Consumer Sentiment Inched Up 1.6% yo 57.3 in Early February
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (282+ words) Consumer Sentiment Inched Up 1.6% yo 57.3 in Early February'Floor Daily Consumer Sentiment Inched Up 1.6% to 57.3 in Early February Ann Arbor, MI, February 6, 2026-Consumer sentiment rose 1.6% to 57.3 in early February, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers....
Connor Lokar Sees Steadier Economic Conditions Ahead in 2026
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (523+ words) Denver, CO, January 14, 2026-Economist Connor Lokar, with ITR Economics, delivered a 2026 economic outlook during Day 3 of CCA Global Partners" ConneXtion winter meeting in Denver, focusing on what the U.S. economy, housing market, consumer spending, inflation, interest rates and tariffs may mean…...
Small Business Optimism Rose a Half Point in December
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (325+ words) Small Business Optimism Rose a Half Point in December'Floor Daily Small Business Optimism Rose a Half Point in December Washington, DC, January 13, 2026-The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose 0.5 points in December to 99.5 and remained above its 52-year average of…...
Employment & Unemployment Rates Virtually Unchanged in Dec.
2+ mon, 23+ hour ago (188+ words) Washington, DC, January 9, 2026--Both total nonfarm payroll employment (+50,000) and the unemployment rate (4.4%)changed little in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported." Employment continued to trend up in food services and drinking places, healthcare, and social assistance. Retail trade lost…...
Long-Term Mortgage Rates in Decline Since Mid-2025
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (195+ words) Washington, DC, January 8, 2025-Long-term mortgage rates have been declining since mid-2025 and ended the year at their lowest level since September 2024, says the NAHB. According to Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.19% in December-5 basis points (bps) lower than November-and…...