Author Archives: Lumesis

August 31st, 2015 This week we review our proprietary DIVER Geo Scores, highlight the best and worst performing States and cities as well as provide you a link to get the scores themselves. We also highlight the overly optimistic passenger … Continue reading →

August 24, 2015 This week we look at the economic performance of the Washington D.C. area economy; discuss a blogger touching on a familiar theme; and highlight continued deterioration of employment picture in the oil patch. Click here to read … Continue reading →

August 17, 2015 This week we look at a proxy for the health of U.S. exports to the Asia Pacific region and discuss a municipal credit that would be directly impacted by reduced trade flow. Please click here to read … Continue reading →

A Sentiment Measure Shows Municipal Market Undaunted by Challenges August 10, 2015 This week we look at a measure of municipal market sentiment and check in on export data to examine the impact of a strong dollar and weak energy … Continue reading →

August 3, 2015 This week we review our proprietary DIVER Geo Score, highlight the best and worst performing States and cities as well as provide you a link to get the scores themselves. Click here to read the rest of … Continue reading →

July 27, 2015 This week we look at unemployment continuing claims data at the State level. Click here to read the rest of this week’s commentary:  http://bit.ly/1MtTGtk

July 20, 2015 This week we look at participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps) and discuss its value as a “high frequency” indicator of poverty levels. Click here to read the rest of this week’s commentary: http://www.lumesis.com/pdf/ACAconsequencesFoodStamps.pdf

July 13, 2015 This week we look at trends in the DIVER Geo Score for the northeast United States and drill down into New England with a focus on New Hampshire and Vermont. Please click here to read the rest … Continue reading →

July 6, 2015 This week we review our proprietary DIVER Geo Score, highlight the strongest and weakest States as well as provide you a link to get the scores themselves.  We compare the health of the economies of Connecticut and … Continue reading →

June 29, 2015 This week we look at look at the State Economic Indexes recently released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and in the Map of the Week, highlight the predictable, but remarkable change in drought conditions in … Continue reading →