All posts by Marsha Silverman
Retail sales reached a 4-year high of over $615B in December 2023 with yearly retail sales growing 4.6%. At the same time, lenders are...
The November jobs report paints a picture of a robust yet nuanced job market. While job gains and a low unemployment rate inspire optimism...
The perception of economic conditions among small business owners grows more pessimistic with the NFIB optimism index still well below the 49-year average and...
The labor market remains robust with low unemployment (3.8%) and 366K new jobs created in September. Job openings in the U.S. were 9.6MM as...
Since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the commercial real estate market is experiencing a paradigm shift as office professionals acclimated quite well to...
The annual inflation rate continued to decline with May coming in at 4% which was the eleventh consecutive monthly decrease and the lowest level...
Remote working has been around for a long time, but became vastly more prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic when people were required to stay...
The Commercial Pulse report provides a bi-weekly directional update on small business credit. It delivers a quick read on macroeconomic conditions, high-level credit trends,...
Recent news of the SVB collapse highlights the vulnerability of small banks and their crucial role in serving local communities. Small and medium-sized financial...
