FYI: Markets got a little bit of good news on the small business front this morning as the NFIB Small Business Optimism index saw a slight uptick in the month of December. While economists were expecting the headline index to come in at a level of 95.0 from November’s reading of 94.8, the actual reading came in at 95.2. While the uptick is welcome, the current level is still below its long-term historical average of 96.1 from 2000 and more than five points off the peak reading of 100.4 a year ago. Although the NFIB index only saw four monthly declines in 2015, they were all sizable declines and more than offset the small monthly gains.
Regards,
Ted
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