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U.S. NFIB Small Business Optimism

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Jan 14, 2025

Actual

105.1

Forecast

101.3

101.7

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index is a composite of ten seasonally adjusted components. It provides a indication of the health of small businesses in the U.S., which account of roughly 50% of the nation's private workforce.

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Source: National Federation of Indepen...

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Feb 11, 2025 (Jan)	19:00			105.1
Jan 14, 2025 (Dec)	19:00	105.1	101.3	101.7
Dec 10, 2024 (Nov)	19:00	101.7	94.6	93.7
Nov 12, 2024 (Oct)	19:00	93.7	91.9	91.5
Oct 08, 2024 (Sep)	18:00	91.5	92.0	91.2
Sep 10, 2024 (Aug)	18:00	91.2	93.6	93.7

News

Consumer prices, small business optimism, Home Depot: 3 things to watch By Investing.com - Nov 14, 2023

Investing.com -- Stocks are muted with minutes to go before the closing bell on Monday as investors await the Tuesday release of consumer price index data for October. Expectations are for inflation...

Dow futures steady, Israel-Hamas war in focus By Investing.com - Oct 10, 2023

Investing.com - U.S. stock futures were trading in a tight range during Monday's evening deals, following a positive session for major benchmark averages as oil prices surged after the eruption of the...

PepsiCo earnings, small business optimism, Fed speakers: 3 things to watch By Investing.com - Oct 10, 2023

Investing.com -- Stocks ended higher on Monday, erasing losses from earlier in the day amid escalating conflict in the Middle East. This week includes the release of two key inflation reports that...

Analysis

Economic Realities Could Expose the Fragility of Bullish Sentiment By Lance Roberts - Jan 31, 2025

Bullish exuberance is returning to the markets and the economy in a big way following the Presidential election. Such is particularly the case with recent executive orders signed by Trump, which...

Surging Business Confidence Risks Hard Landing If Economic Data Fails to Keep Pace By Lance Roberts - Jan 27, 2025

There is a very high correlation between small/mid-cap stocks’ annual rate of change and the NFIB small business confidence index. Business owners tend to lean conservatively, favoring policies that...

US Dollar Poised for Gains as Upcoming PPI Could Fuel Rate Cut Uncertainty By Francesco Pesole - Jan 14, 2025

The US releases PPI figures for January today, where the core measure is expected to accelerate at an unwelcoming 0.3% MoM. That should cast more doubts about further Fed easing and give the dollar...

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