5/2 2016

New Jersey Labor Force and Puerto Rico Audit

2017-10-26T13:54:15-04:00

May 2nd, 2016

New Jersey Labor Force and Puerto Rico Audit

This week we review our proprietary Geo Score and highlight which States are improving and which are not.  We also report on Puerto Rico’s recent filing regarding the status of its ’15 audit.

April DIVER Geo Scores

This morning, we released the most recent DIVER Geo Scores for […]

4/18 2016

Business Leaders Polled by New York Fed Continue to Expect Improvement

2017-10-26T13:55:30-04:00

April 18th, 2016

Business Leaders Polled by New York Fed Continue to Expect Improvement

The Business Leaders Survey released this morning by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reflected relatively flat business conditions.  The weakest element was the Business Climate (-18.7) assessment.  The strongest elements were Prices Paid (+32.8) and Wages (+35.8).

Since ’13, the survey has […]

4/5 2016

Spike in SIFMA Municipal Swap Index & March 2016 Geo Scores

2017-10-26T13:56:46-04:00

April 5th, 2016

This week we review our proprietary DIVER Geo Score, highlight the best and worst performing States as well as provide you a link to get the scores themselves.  We also highlight the recent spike in the SIFMA Municipal Swap Index.

March Geo Scores

On April 4, we released the most recent DIVER Geo Scores for […]

3/28 2016

County Population Changes are a Mixed Bag

2017-10-26T13:57:47-04:00

March 28th, 2016

This week we look at the recently released population data for U.S. counties. We also look at potential causes for the decline in population in Cook County, Illinois.

County Population Changes are a Mixed Bag

Last week the Census Bureau released population estimates for counties for 2015.

The largest gainers were Harris County, Texas (+90k), Maricopa, […]