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NFIB small business index, Hotel occupancy, Redbook retail sales

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Went down when consensus expectations were for an increase: Note that it peaked and then fell when oil capex collapsed: The NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism dipped 0.03 points in September for the second consecutive month. Increased inventories fell seven points while hard-to-fill job openings plunged six points landing at 24 percent. Six of the 10 indices dropped, washing away the rise in expected business conditions. Interesting way of saying its going to be down from last year: Hotels: Occupancy Rate on Track to be 2nd Best Year Oct 9 by Bill McBride Back down. Before the oil capex collapse 3-4% year over year growth was the norm:

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Went down when consensus expectations were for an increase:

NFIB small business index, Hotel occupancy, Redbook retail sales
Note that it peaked and then fell when oil capex collapsed:

The NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism dipped 0.03 points in September for the second consecutive month. Increased inventories fell seven points while hard-to-fill job openings plunged six points landing at 24 percent. Six of the 10 indices dropped, washing away the rise in expected business conditions.

NFIB small business index, Hotel occupancy, Redbook retail sales
Interesting way of saying its going to be down from last year:

Hotels: Occupancy Rate on Track to be 2nd Best Year

Oct 9 by Bill McBride

Back down. Before the oil capex collapse 3-4% year over year growth was the norm:

NFIB small business index, Hotel occupancy, Redbook retail sales

WARREN MOSLER
Warren Mosler is an American economist and theorist, and one of the leading voices in the field of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Presently, Warren resides on St. Croix, in the US Virgin Islands, where he owns and operates Valance Co., Inc.

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