News by subject: Economic News/Analysis

CoreLogic®, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released data analysis showing 808,321 single-family and multifamily homes along the Florida gulf coast with a reconstruction cost value (RCV) of...

According to the Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch, the national Small Business Jobs Index ? which measures the rate of small business job growth in the U.S. ? is essentially flat at 99.10, a decrease of 0.04% in August. Meanwhile,...

The Economic Innovation Group (EIG) has released a major report: "Advancing Economic Development in Persistent-Poverty Communities" that finds a larger base of persistent poverty across the nation than previously estimated. The research found that...

KBRA releases research examining July 2023 retail sales. This month's report discusses the closing gap between retail sales growth and inflation in July as well as the slowing growth of state sales tax collections. Click here to view the report....

BZI® (www.bzi.com) and affiliate companies hosted a groundbreaking of the 820-acre sustainable industrial park, Commerce Crossroadstm (www.commercecrossroads.com), and the grand opening of its first tenant, RailSynctm (www.railsync.io) on August 22,...

After two consecutive quarters of recession anticipation, trader expectations are shifting to a more optimistic sentiment overall about the market environment. The latest Charles Schwab Trader Sentiment Survey reveals that traders are more bullish on...

Global construction consultant Linesight today released its Q2 US Country Commodity Report, noting that commodity prices are continuing to stabilize, albeit at elevated levels, with the GDP rising beyond expectations and signs of cooling inflation....

? More than one-quarter (25.8%) of homebuyers are looking to move to a different part of the country, a record-high share and up from 23.7% a year ago. That's according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate...

Primerica, Inc. , a leading provider of financial services in the United States and Canada, announced today the release of its inaugural Primerica Household Budget Indextm (HBItm), a monthly index illustrating the purchasing power of middle-income...

Finance of America Reverse LLC ("FAR"), a leading provider of reverse mortgages and part of Finance of America's modern retirement solutions platform, today published its 2023 Home Equity Punch List. The survey tracks U.S. homeowners' perceptions...

Despite operating in extremely challenging conditions, with persistent and elevated claims activity, the global reinsurance segment still returned an underwriting profit in 2022, according to a new AM Best report. The Best's Market Segment Report,...

KBRA releases updated research that maps the EPA's Greenhouse Gas (GHG) score to make/model/year information provided in auto loan asset-level disclosures, as well as expands on prior research by estimating the average annual metric tons of carbon...

Truckload freight volumes fell last month and national benchmark spot rates for dry van and refrigerated ("reefer") loads retreated from their gains in June, reported DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the industry's largest online freight...

KBRA UK (KBRA) releases a report that explores the expectations and confidence among European corporate managers in the current economic environment. Challenges to corporate managers including the rapid rise in inflation, supply issues, and increased...

Some good news for retirement savers: for the third straight quarter, Fidelity Investments' Q2 2023 retirement analysis reveals retirement account balances increased, owing in large part to steady employer and employee contributions and positive...

KBRA releases a report that examines the affordability gap between homeownership and multifamily rentals in the largest 30 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) across securitized private label CMBS conduits and Freddie Mac K-Series (Freddie Mac)...

Financial strain is taking a toll on the residents of the tristate area, according to the latest Wellbeing and Your Wallet Index conducted by Affinity Federal Credit Union. The survey captures sentiment around the overall financial wellbeing of...

KBRA releases its second-quarter 2023 U.S. Bank Compendium, providing the latest view of the U.S. banking industry and analysis of 2Q23 results for U.S. banks with KBRA long-term ratings. The vast majority of KBRA-rated banks continue to have...

? The typical home that sold in a high-opportunity U.S. neighborhood in 2022 went for $470,000, 38.2% more than the typical home that sold in a low-opportunity neighborhood, which went for $340,000. That's according to a new report from Redfin...

Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap , has published its Class A Multifamily Outlook Midyear 2023 special report. "Today's high barriers to homeownership are helping support demand for high-end apartments,...

After this spring's rapid collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank, the banking industry is closely measuring the possible regulatory after-effects. Those impacts may include closer regulatory scrutiny for both...

? The total worth of U.S. homes hit a record $46.8 trillion in June, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. This overtakes the prior all-time high of $46.6 trillion set a year earlier, as a...

? The median U.S. home-sale price rose 3% year over year during the four weeks ending August 6, the biggest increase since November. That's according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. Prices are...

CoreLogic®, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, released its monthly Southern California home sales report for June 2023. The report includes data for new and resale single-family homes and resale...

Pitney Bowes Inc. , a global shipping and mailing company that provides technology, logistics, and financial services, today released their Global Parcel Shipping Index, unveiling ?22 data from 13 major countries worldwide. The Index highlights that...

Updating fourth paragraph to clarify that Fluor is not providing technology for Project Tundra. Fluor had been involved early on as part of the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) work and is no longer involved in the project. Minnkota Power...

Today, the Government of Bermuda announced that it will issue a public consultation paper as part of its considerations on introducing a corporate income tax to apply to Bermuda businesses that are part of Multinational Enterprise Groups (MNEs) with...

The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index, a leading national poll on consumer confidence, today revealed a 2.4% drop from last month's reading, and its second consecutive month of decline. The August index fell to 40.3, down from 41.3 in July. This was...

After powering online sales to new heights during the pandemic, consumers are pulling back on spending, saying inflation is taking its toll and that economic uncertainty has them bracing for the worst, according to a new consumer survey conducted by...

The CBIZ Small Business Employment Index ("SBEI") reported a seasonally adjusted decrease of 2.14% in July. This month's reading is a dramatic reversal from the strong hiring reported in June. The CBIZ SBEI tracks payroll and hiring trends for over...

In the second quarter of 2023, customer satisfaction in the United States skyrockets, gaining 0.7% to a score of 74.1 (on a 0-100 scale), according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI®). This is the largest one-quarter gain in...

Power and utilities companies in Australia are increasingly deploying new technologies, especially data analytics and machine learning (ML), as they undergo large-scale digital transformations, according to a new research report published today by...

The Investor Movement Index® (IMXSM) increased to 5.53 in July, up slightly from its score of 5.46 in June. The IMX is TD Ameritrade's proprietary, behavior-based index, aggregating Main Street investor positions and activity to measure what...

Bank Iowa today released the results of its second annual survey of Iowa business owners. The Bank Iowa Business Index tracks business owner sentiment on issues related to a range of topics ? from the quality of available talent to the evolution of...

Blue Yonder Holding, Inc. (Blue Yonder), a leading digital supply chain and omni-channel commerce fulfillment provider, today released its Q2 2023 Company Highlights and the industry trends that matter most heading into Q3 2023. Quarterly Company...

KBRA releases the July 2023 issue of CMBS Trend Watch. With optimism growing that there could be a soft landing for the U.S. economy, the commercial real estate (CRE) securitization market seems to be holding steady to improving. Three conduits...

? The typical U.S. homebuyer's monthly mortgage payment was $2,605 during the four weeks ending July 30, up 19% from a year earlier and down just $32 from early July's all-time high. That's according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the...

AM Best-rated captive insurance companies posted a strong year in 2022, doubling pretax operating income over the previous year and recording the largest premium increase in a decade. A new Best's Market Segment Report, "Feasibility and Utility...

The overall P&C industry is forecast to finish 2023 with a net combined ratio at 102.2, nearly identical to the final 2022 result of 102.4. Poor personal lines underwriting performance is the key driver in both years, with personal auto forecast at...

ICSC: ATTN: Retail/Real Estate/Business/Economic Editors and Reporters   WHO: ICSC   WHAT: Consumer behavior data for the 2023 back-to-school shopping season   WHEN: The ICSC...

Tradeweb Markets Inc. , a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, today reported total trading volume for July 2023 of $25.6 trillion (tn). Average daily volume (ADV) for the month was...

A new report released today by doxo reveals that while the average U.S. household spends $24,557 annually on the most essential household bills (which is 35% of the U.S. household median income of $70,784) and roughly $2,046 per month, many states...

Thirty-six percent of U.S. families have skipped meals due to financial reasons in the last year according to the fourth wave of the dunnhumby Consumer Trends Tracker (CTT) released today. The quarterly study ? now completing its first year ? also...

Emburse, a leader in travel and expense (T&E) management, announced today the results of its Q2 2023 SpendSmart Travel Trends report. This quarterly report tracks how much organizations spend on business travel, as well as trends for booking volume...

According to Forrester's 2024 Planning Guides, more realistic budget expectations will serve leaders well as they enter 2024, but now is not the time to hunker down, as stakeholder expectations for growth remain steadfast. Additionally, to...

According to the Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch, hourly earnings growth (3.95%) has dipped below four percent for the first time since 2021, and one-month annualized growth in hourly earnings remains below four percent for the...

Recent research1 from Blackhawk Network (BHN), the leader in global branded payment technologies, shows that nearly all consumers surveyed are still concerned about the economy and continue to adapt their shopping and gifting behaviors accordingly....

The latest FICO data on UK credit card trends reveals the continued see-saw picture of consumer credit card habits seen for the last 12 months. More consumers missed at least one payment during May after the rise and fall of March and April....

U.S. workers compensation insurers were able to underwrite profitably between 2019 and 2022 even as significant changes occurred in the nation's workforce due to the pandemic, according to the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I). "The line's...

KBRA releases a report on U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loan performance trends observed in the July 2023 servicer reporting period. After a slight improvement in June, the delinquency rate among KBRA-rated U.S. CMBS rose sharply...