Small Business Capex Divergences

Bespoke Investment Group48.42K FollowersFollow5ShareSavePlay(4min)CommentsSummaryThe headline index was pretty much uninteresting, with a marginal drop of 0.2 points to 99.3.Hiring and compensation plans did fall in January, but that was counteracted by observed upticks in actual employment and compensation.Capex plans dropped to 18 for the joint lowest reading since 2010. Conversely, actual capital expenditures have risen sharply, hitting the high end of the past few years' range. peshkov/iStock via Getty Images On Tuesday morning, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) published their monthly read on small business sentiment. As shown below, the headline index was pretty much uninteresting, with a marginal drop of 0.2 points to 99.3.This article was written byBespoke Investment Group48.42K FollowersFollowBespoke Investment Group provides some of the most original content and intuitive thinking on the Street. Founded by Paul Hickey and Justin Walters, formerly of Birinyi Associates and creators of the acclaimed TickerSense blog, Bespoke offers multiple products that allow anyone, from institutions to the most modest investor, to gain the data and knowledge necessary to make intelligent and profitable investment decisions. Along with running their Think B.I.G. finance blog, Bespoke provides timely investment ideas through its Bespoke Premium (https://bespokepremium.com/) subscription service and also manages money (https://bespokepremium.com/mm) for high net worth individuals. Visit: Bespoke Investment Group (https://bespokeinvest.com/)