News by subject: Economic News/Analysis

KBRA releases a report examining the sluggish recovery of U.S. mass transit, which continues to lag pre-pandemic levels. The report also reviews the recovery trends of the five largest transit agencies we rate, and it assesses the ridership lag's...

The "High-Performance-Computing-as-a-Service Market Research Report by Service Opportunity (Component, Deployment Type, and Region), End User, Region (Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, Middle East & Africa) - Global Forecast to 2027 - Cumulative...

? Nearly 70% of homes for sale in Boise, ID had a price drop in July as they struggled to match their expectations with the reality of the cooling housing market, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate...

We are pleased to announce the reopening of the trading sessions on August 23rd for Condor Technologies (MLMFI.PA) on the Euronext Access Exchange in Paris. The resumption of the trading coincides with the last phase of the development of our second...

? Home sales dropped 19.3% year over year in July to their lowest level since the beginning of the pandemic, when the housing market was at a near standstill, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate...

Dedicated reinsurance capacity in 2021 increased to $568 billion, driven by an increase of nearly 11% from traditional reinsurance capacity providers. However, according to a new AM Best report, the spike may be short-lived given expectations for...

The "Africa Pay TV Forecasts 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Africa will add 18 million pay TV subscribers between 2021 and 2027 to take the total to 57 million. Subscriber numbers will climb by 46% over this...

The "Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis Treatment Market, by Drug, by Distribution Channel, and by Region - Size, Share, Outlook, and Opportunity Analysis, 2022 - 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report provides an...

The "North American Head-Up Display (HUD) System Growth Opportunities" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The study provides forecasts for the heads-up display (HUD) market in North America from 2021 to 2030 This research...

? The national median asking rent was up 14% year over year to $2,032 in July, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That's the smallest annual increase since November, and compares with a...

AMC Chairman and CEO Adam Aron said, "Yesterday Cineworld, which is the world's second-largest movie theater circuit, issued a public statement that it anticipates low levels of admissions until November 2022, which are expected to negatively impact...

?The housing-market slowdown is starting to slow down, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. Fewer homeowners are listing their homes due to ebbing homebuyer demand. That's hampering the...

Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) today released data showing ARC-accredited travel agency air ticket sales totaling $6.8 billion in July 2022, a 69% year-over-year increase from July 2021.* The average U.S. round-trip air travel ticket price was $555...

KBRA releases its latest U.S. Bank Compendium, providing the latest view of the U.S. banking sector and analysis of 2Q22 results for U.S. banks with KBRA long-term ratings. This edition includes insights on how the industry is navigating the sharp...

Accelerant, the insurtech empowering underwriters with superior risk exchange, data analytics, and capacity commitments, announced today that AM Best reaffirmed its Financial Strength Rating of A- and Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of a-. This news...

U.S. business owners looking to insulate themselves against the combined forces of inflation, supply chain backlogs and the rising cost of talent may be tempted to explore new products or customer bases. However, a recent installment of the Expert...

Against a backdrop of rising inflation, a weakening economy and increased competition in the consumer lending space, credit card issuers are experiencing sizable gains in customer satisfaction, trust and Net Promoter Scores©1. However, according to...

The "Global Protein Labeling Market Size, Share & Industry Trends Analysis Report By Method, By Product, By Application, By Regional Outlook and Forecast, 2022-2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Protein...

What's the level of anxiety among American retirement savers as a result of increasing interest rates, rising inflation and the ongoing impact of the pandemic? Understandably high. In fact, according to recent Fidelity Investments® research2, more...

KBRA releases research that examines the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and its effect on the U.S. energy sector, with a focus on how the bill aims to reduce the country's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by boosting clean energy investments. As we...

AM Best is of the view that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 contains several important provisions for the health insurance industry, with a material short-term benefit from extended Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies. As of January 2022,...

A new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that worldwide revenues in the collaboration applications market grew 28.4% year over year in 2021 to $29.1 billion. This growth was driven by a series of factors including companies...

? Nationwide, roughly 63,000 home-purchase agreements fell through in July, equal to 16.1% of homes that went under contract that month, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That's the...

KBRA UK (KBRA) releases research highlighting prime light industrial and urban logistics market rental growth in the UK. Over the last five years, the UK has observed extraordinary rental growth across the light industrial real estate sector....

KBRA releases research that examines the comparative retail sales performance across the U.S., euro area, and UK. As global central governments debate the appropriate level of monetary policy tightening in the current post-pandemic, energy shock...

AM Best will host a complimentary webinar, titled, "Inside Today's Surplus Lines Market," cosponsored by the WSIA Education Foundation and Lexington Insurance Company, on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. (EDT). During the webinar, a panel of...

Given increased losses from not only natural catastrophe events, but from so-called secondary perils as well, along with the pandemic impacts and economic uncertainty, many global reinsurance companies have shifted their business mix into casualty...

Enterprise risk management (ERM) frameworks and capabilities can vary widely among (re)insurers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), where economic, political and financial systems risks tend to be elevated, according to analysts at AM Best....

AM Best will participate in the annual Asian Captive Conference, which will take place on Thursday, 18 August 2022, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Rob Curtis, managing director of market development for the Asia-Pacific region at AM Best, will deliver a...

Calvert Impact Capital applauded the passage today of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The bill is expected to be signed into law imminently and includes significant funding that can be used to create a national green bank with a mandate to...

The "United States Electric Vehicles and the Smart Home" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This research measures adoption of EVs, including the charging and usage habits of owners, purchase intention for non-owners, and...

The "Surgical Microscopes Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast, 2022-2031" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report on the global surgical microscopes market studies the past as...

?Nationwide, 44.3% of home offers written by Redfin agents faced competition on a seasonally adjusted basis in July, compared with a revised rate of 50.9% one month earlier and 63.8% one year earlier, according to a new report from Redfin...

German enterprise investment in the Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly growing as companies see the technology as a strategic competitive advantage, according to a new research report published today by Information Services Group (ISG) , a leading...

The "UAE Security System Integrators Market, By Security Type, By Organization Size, By Industry Vertical, By Region, Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2017-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The UAE security...

New Supplyframe data shows an electronics supply chain that is in transition, with uneven changes for end markets and components. But while electronic component availability is improving and prices are stabilizing across many categories, Supplyframe...

US employers expect health benefit cost per employee to rise 5.6% on average in 2023, according to early results from Mercer's National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans 2022, which launched June 22 this year and remains open. While...

Product and brand appeal propelled the technology and financial industries to the top of the inaugural 2022 Qualtrics Business Resilience Report. The health of an organization goes beyond its near-term financial results in a business environment...

Leaders of the largest U.S. trucking fleets are moving forward with planning and investment in fleets powered by sustainable fuels, according to a new survey released today by TravelCenters of America Inc. . Fleet companies have begun making...

While digital transformation has meant the increasing prominence of digital technologies in traditional industries, there will be decreasing prominence of digital technologies in the next era, according to the Gartner Research Board. However, this...

SkyWater Technology , the trusted technology realization partner, praises President Joe Biden's signing of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 into law in a Rose Garden ceremony at the White House. This historic step for the U.S. government, providing...

Information Resources, Inc. (IRI®), which recently merged with The NPD Group to create a leading global technology, analytics and data provider, today released new insights about food inflation and its impact on consumer shopping behavior. The...

As the Great Resignation continues to challenge companies of all sizes, across all industries amid new trends of layoffs, concern over declining employee productivity and loss of corporate knowledge is building. This is according to a recent study by...

The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index, a leading national poll on consumer confidence, declined by 1.0% overall in August to return to a reading of 38.1 due to a significant drop on the Federal Policies component. The index now has been in negative...

Predictive customer analytics company Theta today released its updated analysis and Customer-Based Corporate Valuation® (CBCV) of U.S.-based online eyewear retailer Warby Parker (WRBY) ahead of the company's upcoming Q2 earnings results. Theta had...

Institutional assets tracked by Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service® (Wilshire TUCS®) posted an all-plan median return of -9.63 percent for the second quarter and -10.59 percent for the year ending June 30, 2022. Wilshire TUCS, a cooperative...

State Street Global Advisors, the asset management business of State Street Corporation , today announced the findings of its Inflation Impact Survey, which reveals how inflation is influencing Americans' spending, saving, and investing behavior. The...

Customer satisfaction in the U.S. continues to fall. Not only has it declined for three consecutive quarters; it has plunged by 5% since 2018?the largest descent in the 28-year history of ACSI. It now stands at 73.1 (on a 0-100 scale) and has slumped...

Adobe today announced the latest online inflation data from the Adobe Digital Price Index (DPI), powered by Adobe Analytics. In July 2022, online prices decreased 1% year-over-year (YoY)?after increasing 0.3% YoY in June and 2% YoY in May?and...

The CBIZ Small Business Employment Index ("SBEI") reported a seasonally-adjusted increase of 0.80% in July, continuing the upward trend from June. The CBIZ SBEI tracks payroll and hiring trends for over 3,600 companies that have 300 or fewer...