News by subject: Economic News/Analysis

Wolters Kluwer has published the September 2024 issue of its Blue Chip Economic Indicators survey, which finds all of the panel's 37 leading economists anticipating a Fed rate cut this week. The Blue Chip consensus also places a 31% probability that...

Sensormatic Solutions, the leading global retail solutions portfolio of Johnson Controls , today released its predictions for the top busiest shopping days of the 2024 holiday season in the United States as well as around the world. The predicted top...

New research from IDC entitled, The Global Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Economy and Jobs, predicts that business spending to adopt artificial intelligence (AI), to use AI in existing business operations, and to deliver better...

AM Best has revised its outlook on Taiwan's non-life insurance segment to stable from negative, citing a recovery of capital strength among carriers in 2023 following sizeable pandemic-related losses in the previous year. Also underpinning the...

The "Singapore Embedded Finance Business and Investment Opportunities Databook - 75+ KPIs on Embedded Lending, Insurance, Payment, and Wealth Segments - Q2 2024 Update" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The embedded finance...

The "Taiwan Embedded Finance Business and Investment Opportunities Databook - 75+ KPIs on Embedded Lending, Insurance, Payment, and Wealth Segments - Q2 2024 Update" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The embedded finance...

AM Best expects the bulk of losses resulting from Hurricane Francine to be manageable and borne by primary insurers given a shift toward higher reinsurance attachments, but companies focused on growing business in Gulf Coast states will face a key...

The "Cleantech Top 50 & Sector Investment" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This groundbreaking market research report into cleantech investment assesses the leading players and startup companies set to disrupt this...

The "Global Dermal Fillers Market - Focused Insights 2024-2029" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global dermal fillers market is expected to reach a value of $9.98 billion by 2029 from $6.18 billion in 2023, growing at...

Theory Ventures, the early-stage venture capital firm specializing in early-stage software investments across data, AI, and web3, today released the results of its Annual SaaS Go-To-Market (GTM) Survey. Publicly presented by founder Tomasz Tunguz at...

CoreLogic®, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released the Homeowner Equity Report (HER) for the second quarter of 2024. The report shows that U.S. homeowners with mortgages (which account for...

The "India Biodiesel Market Report by Application (Fuel, Power Generation, Others), Feedstock (Vegetable Oil, Animal Fats), and Company Analysis 2024-2032" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. India Biodiesel Market size is...

? The median U.S. monthly housing payment was $2,558 during the four weeks ending September 8, nearly down to where it was at the start of the year and down 1.3% from a year earlier, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the...

As the high cost of living continues to put pressure on household budgets, American consumers are changing how they shop. New research from ShipStation, a leading shipping software from Auctane, reveals a shift towards second-hand purchases as nearly...

The Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC), a think tank dedicated to producing research that highlights economic opportunities for growth, has released its eagerly anticipated 2024 Official LDC U.S. Latino GDP Reporttm, available for download. Sponsored...

The "Global Data Center Power Market Landscape 2024-2029" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global data center power market is experiencing robust growth, driven by the burgeoning demand for high-performance computing,...

CoreLogic®, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPItm) and HPI Forecasttm for July 2024. U.S. year-over-year home price gains inched down, reaching 4.3%...

Lyra Health, the leading provider of innovative Workforce Mental Health solutions for employers and health plans, today announced the detailed results of a mental health economics study by global professional services firm Aon. The comprehensive...

In its Q4 2024 investment outlook, An Optimist's Guide to a Shifting Landscape, HSBC Global Private Banking indicates that while the U.S. economy is slowing, an imminent recession is not anticipated to be on the horizon. Investors continue to look...

Retirement conditions remain steady this year, following improvements in retirement security across nearly all developed countries last year, according to the latest Global Retirement Index from Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM). The top...

A new survey from PGIM, the $1.33 trillion global asset management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. ,* finds that amid trade tensions between the U.S., Europe and China, major elections in over 70 countries this year, military conflicts, and...

The Capgemini Research Institute's World Payments Report 2025, published today, reveals an industry set to be reimagined with account-to-account and instant payments. Now celebrating its 20th anniversary edition, the report predicts instant payments...

Mbanq, a global leader in banking technology, Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS), and compliance solutions, is pleased to announce that its CEO, Vlad Lounegov, will deliver a special address at FinovateFall 2024. The event will take place on September 9-11,...

The Latino Community Foundation (LCF), in partnership with BSP Research, announced the results of its statewide poll of Latino voters in California. Significant findings of the poll include: When asked about the top issues facing the country,...

Saudi Arabia is rapidly establishing itself as a global leader in tourism, with the Kingdom's remarkable achievements in 2023 setting a new benchmark for the industry. This progress was on full display at the IHIF Asia International Hospitality...

The Schwab Trading Activity Indextm (STAX) decreased to 53.16 in August, down from its score of 54.81 in July. The only index of its kind, the STAX is a proprietary, behavior-based index that analyzes retail investor stock positions and trading...

The auto dealership buy/sell market experienced an all-time record in the first half of 2024, with 204 completed dealership transactions representing 381 franchises sold, according to the just-released Second Quarter 2024 Blue Sky Report® by Kerrigan...

According to Forrester's 2025 Budget Planning Guides, leaders intend to spend more in 2025 after a year of restrained budget expectations. Despite high interest rates, tight labour markets, and the uncertainty of US elections, 91% of global tech...

The Council on Competitiveness is hosting its latest "Competitiveness Conversation" Sept. 9th at Purdue University, highlighting how the Midwest is leading the world in three critical technologies: semiconductors, quantum science, and advanced...

? The median U.S. monthly housing payment fell to $2,534 during the four weeks ending September 1, the lowest level since January and down nearly $300 from April's all-time high, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the...

Nordson Corporation ("Nordson" or the "Company") today announced the pricing of its offering (the "Offering"), on September 4, 2024, of $600 million aggregate principal amount of 4.500% notes due 2029 (the "notes"). The Offering is expected to close...

Investment in artificial intelligence is set to consume an increasing share of R&D budgets and capital expenditures at tech companies, underscoring a sector-wide belief that AI is the primary driver of future growth. However, industry executives...

American Water , the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S., today announced that its Supplier Diversity team has published its annual Economic Impact report for 2023. The report highlights the economic benefits of...

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. , a leading global provider of technology and data, today released its September 2024 ICE Mortgage Monitor Report, based on the company's robust mortgage, real estate and public records data sets. August's mortgage...

? Condo prices are falling in major Florida and Texas metros as inventory piles up and buyers back off, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. This comes as high HOA fees and insurance costs...

E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley today released the data from its monthly sector rotation study, based on the E*TRADE customer notional net percentage buy/sell behavior for stocks that comprise the S&P 500 sectors. About E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley and...

2024 looks like a better year than 2023 for the global Consumer Tech and Durables (T&D) market. Inflation rates are easing, consumer confidence is rising, summer bookings are returning to pre-pandemic levels, and major sporting events such as the...

The Paychex Small Business Employment Watch for August, which reflects U.S. small businesses with fewer than 50 employees, reported hourly earnings growth for workers dropped to 2.89%. This marks the first time growth has been under three percent...

Primerica, Inc. , a leading provider of financial services and products in the United States and Canada, released its report on Empowering Middle-Income Women's Financial Decisions: Navigating Confidence, Opportunity and Representation in the...

Diamond trading was sluggish in August due to seasonal effects and general uncertainty about consumer demand. Polished prices continued their downward trend. US retail sales were mixed, with very strong synthetics competition and economic...

The Hackett Group, Inc., reports that for the first time in a decade, the largest publicly traded companies in the U.S. have experienced simultaneous degradation across all major working capital metrics, according to their new research. This triple...

J.D. Power: The Total Sales Forecast Total new-vehicle sales for August 2024, including retail and non-retail transactions, are projected to reach 1,437,954, a 4.2% increase from August 2023 on a selling day adjusted basis, according to a joint...

? The monthly housing payment for the typical U.S. starter home that sold in July was $1,981, up 4.4% from a year earlier, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That means homebuyers must...

A new report by goBeyondProfit reveals a staggering 56% of executives and 45% of employees fear that politics will disrupt their company culture this year. As the political landscape in Georgia continues to heat up, so too does the potential for...

? Pending home sales fell 6.9% during the four weeks ending August 25, the biggest annual decline in nearly a year according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That's despite the median monthly...

Strategic Education, Inc., an education company serving working adult students, released its annual survey of working Americans, which found that half of employees surveyed were worried about getting the skills they need to advance in their career,...

Traders are feeling better about the markets than they have any time in the past two years with 56% reporting a bullish outlook for the next three months, up ten points from the second quarter. This is according to the latest Charles Schwab Trader...

? The typical down payment for U.S. homebuyers hit a record high of $67,500 in June, up 14.8% from $58,788 a year earlier, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. This was the 12th consecutive...

First Insight's latest report, TikTok's Uncertain Future, reveals that retailers may find themselves caught off guard by potential disruptions if a TikTok ban goes into effect. The report finds that while 68% of retailers acknowledge that a TikTok...

LevelBlue, a leading provider of managed network security services, managed detection and response, strategic consulting, and threat intelligence, today released its 2024 Futures Report: Cyber Resilience in Retail. The findings detail how the rapid...