News by subject: Economic News/Analysis

New data from Dodge Construction Network found that the value of commercial and multifamily construction starts across the top 10 metropolitan areas of the U.S. fell 10% in the first half of 2023, relative to that of 2022. Nationally, commercial and...

Global venture capital investment dropped for the sixth consecutive quarter in Q2'2023 ? falling from $86.2 billion across 10,121 deals in Q1'23 to $77.4 billion across 7,783 deals in Q2'23. Increasing interest rates, stubbornly high inflation,...

HFS Research today published a study1 commissioned by Celonis and IBM Consulting that shows approximately 90% of surveyed enterprise leaders are suffering from supply chain disruption, and more than 75% cited the volatile market conditions marked by...

After a robust start to the year with inflation easing, some stock markets reaching double digit returns, and bond yields reaching 15-year highs, economists and investment strategists are feeling more confident that recession risk is receding in H2...

Information Services Group (ISG) , a leading global technology research and advisory firm, has launched a research study examining service providers helping telecom, media and entertainment companies deliver product simplicity and consistent service...

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management today announced results from its quarterly individual investor pulse survey: Amid signs of cooling inflation, investor optimism ticks up. Over half (54%) believe that inflation will reach normal levels by the end...

Corbin Advisors, a strategic consultancy accelerating value realization globally, today released its quarterly Industrial Sentiment Survey. The survey, part of Corbin Advisors' Inside The Buy-Side® publication, is based on responses from 35...

Investment Metrics, a Confluence company, ("Confluence"), the leading global provider of investment analytics, reporting, data, and research solutions, today released its first-of-its-kind Client Lifetime Revenue Report, an analysis of account...

U.S. population growth in hurricane-prone states, coupled with the increasingly heavy rainfall which accompany these storms, has generated costlier insurance claim payouts for wind and flood-caused property damage, according to the Insurance...

Apartment market conditions continued to weaken in the National Multifamily Housing Council's (NMHC's) Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions for July 2023, as the Market Tightness (26), Sales Volume (40), Equity Financing (22) and Debt...

While Egypt's insurance market is proving resilient in the face of the country's challenging economic conditions in 2023, the continuing rise in interest rates and inflation means that insurers are finding it difficult to sustain growth rates in real...

Softeon, a global supply chain software provider with the industry's best track record of customer success, has released a new white paper that looks at the state of Warehouse Management Systems in the Cloud in 2023. Compared with some other types...

The "Great Wealth Transfer" is underway and 15% of American adults expect to receive an inheritance in the next decade, according to the latest findings from the New York Life Wealth Watch survey. While inherited wealth may provide a financial lift...

Arthur D. Little (ADL) today published The Industrial Metaverse, Making the invisible visible to drive sustainable growth, the latest report from the company published under the ?Blue Shift' banner. These reports explore the impact of new...

Polymesh Association, the leader in real world asset tokenization and blockchain technology for capital markets, today published its report on Regulatory Developments in Digital Assets: APAC - 2023, which examines recent regulatory initiatives in...

? Roughly 14 of every 1,000 U.S. homes changed hands during the first six months of 2023, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That's down from 19 of every 1,000 during the same period of...

Researched by Industrial Info Resources -- Newmont Corporation (Greenwood Village, Colorado) has issued a statement asking workers to end a strike at its Peñasquito mine in Mexico, adding the work stoppage has forced the company to "rethink our...

The NYU Stern School of Business released a new book today, SVB and Beyond: The Banking Stress of 2023, authored by 10 leading economics and finance scholars from NYU Stern, and including contributions from external collaborators. In the aftermath of...

Researched by Industrial Info Resources -- While in the early stages of the energy transition, data from Industrial Info show a divergence emerging in the downstream energy sector as the market adjusts to the rollout of more electric vehicles. U.S....

? A record low number of homes for sale combined with an uptick in homebuyer demand propped up housing prices in June, even as elevated mortgage rates kept many buyers on the sidelines. That's according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the...

Despite continued macroeconomic challenges, just under half of US midsize business leaders expect a recession in the second half of 2023, finds JPMorgan Chase's 2023 Midyear Business Leaders Outlook survey released today. Forty-five percent of...

The Golden State showed lower than expected results in sales tax receipts in the first quarter of 2023, reporting an overall decline of 1.1% in sales and use tax revenue compared to the same period in 2022. Impacts of weather on building and...

Corbin Advisors, a strategic consultancy accelerating value realization globally, today released its quarterly Earnings Primer®, which captures trends in institutional investor sentiment. The survey, which marks the 55th issue of Inside The...

Opportune, a leading global business advisory firm, announced today the release of a cost-benefit analysis assessing how proposed additional bonding requirements may affect both the U.S. taxpayer and independent oil and gas lessees in the Gulf of...

The Global Healthy Living Foundation (GHLF) today refreshed a free, interactive tool showing that state laws banning accumulator and maximizer clauses in health insurance policies have not increased the cost of health insurance. In nineteen states,...

? The median U.S. home-sale price rose 1.5% from a year earlier during the four weeks ending July 9, the first increase in nearly five months. That's according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage....

Today, Apartments.com ? a CoStar Group online marketplace ? released an in-depth report of multifamily rent growth trends for the second quarter of 2023. Supply continues to outpace demand across the country with 520,000 new units expected to be...

AFS Logistics, an industry-leading third-party logistics (3PL) provider, and TD Cowen announce the third quarter (Q3) 2023 release of the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index, a snapshot with predictive pricing for truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL) and...

Food retailers and suppliers, facing formidable challenges with a changing workforce, inflation, supply chain hurdles, intense competition and shifting consumer buying habits, are investing in more creative and proactive approaches to future-proof...

According to Forrester's The Top 10 Emerging Technologies In 2023 report, generative AI will begin to deliver significant return on investment for most enterprises in the next two to four years. To fully benefit from generative AI's applications,...

New research illustrates how much Walmart will continue to challenge regional grocers' eGrocery business. The low-price market leader enjoys on average a 15% price advantage online based on a large basket of groceries in the U.S.; it relies very...

The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index, a leading national poll on consumer confidence, today revealed a 1.0% drop from last month's reading. The July index fell to 41.3, down from 41.7 in June. It now sits at its lowest point since November 2022...

The CBIZ Small Business Employment Index ("SBEI") reported a seasonally adjusted increase of 1.98% in June. Seasonal trends contributed to the employment gains as the summer months typically require additional hiring in recreational activities. The...

CoreLogic®, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPItm) and HPI Forecasttm for May 2023. Annual U.S. single-family home price growth slowed for the 12th...

KBRA Europe (KBRA) releases research that examines the key fiscal challenges facing France, its plans to address them, and highlight the country's credit rating concerns and expectations. In KBRA's view, France is currently undergoing a transition...

Disability:IN, the global organization driving disability inclusion and equality in business, and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), today published findings from the 2023 Disability Equality Index® (DEI), the world's...

? Listings of homes for sale in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metropolitan area have recovered after plunging in the wake of Hurricane Ian last fall, and sales have begun to bounce back, according to a new report from Redfin (www.redfin.com), the...

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. , a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today reported June 2023 trading volume and related revenue statistics, which can be viewed on the company's investor relations website at...

From small business to large enterprise, each business wireline segment has different needs from their provider and those needs are increasingly being met, according to the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Business Wireline Satisfaction Study,SM released today....

? The average sale-to-list price ratio hit 100.1% during the four weeks ending July 2, marking the first time in nearly a year the average U.S. home is selling for more than its asking price. That's according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com),...

Soaring energy costs and the continued fallout from the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union have had a major impact on that country's private/hybrid cloud data center outsourcing market, according to a new research report published...

U.S. wealth management firms have an advisor engagement problem. With markets struggling, compliance and administrative responsibilities growing and the advisor population aging, many advisors are planning their own exit strategies. According to the...

UKG: Summary:   According to the June 2023 Workforce Activity Report published by UKG, a leading provider of HR, payroll, and workforce management solutions for all people, strong workforce activity coupled with continued tightness...

Built upon Tricor Group (Tricor's) extensive experience in the private equity real estate funds (PERE) industry and APREA's (Asia Pacific Real Assets Association) real asset intelligence, "New Economy Real Estate in China - Market Review &...

Wells Fargo & Company today announced that it has completed the 2023 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) stress test process. The Company expects its stress capital buffer (SCB) to decrease to 2.9%, which represents a percentage amount...

Researched by Industrial Info Resources -- The energy transition is apparent in capital spending, with the bulk of state-level investments in the U.S. market targeting solar power, data show. Industrial Info finds an estimated $880 billion in North...

In the first quarter of 2023, 5G adoption continued to set a torrid pace, putting the fifth generation of wireless cellular technology on track to add nearly a billion new connections each year. Data from Omdia and 5G Americas, the voice of 5G and...

While institutions have become increasingly cautious over the past several quarters in the face of heightened market volatility and denominator effect concerns, sentiment towards private infrastructure remains relatively strong and institutions are...

Researched by Industrial Info Resources --First oil from two major projects in the Gulf of Mexico lifted crude oil production prospects during the first quarter and additional projects could push output to new heights by 2025, data show. British...

CoreLogic®, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released its monthly Loan Performance Insights Report for April 2023. For the month of April, 2.8% of all mortgages in the U.S. were in some...