News by subject: Economic News/Analysis

In this episode of AM BestTV, Ann Modica, associate director, credit rating criteria, industry research and analytics, AM Best, discusses the Federal Reserve's latest move to combat inflation with its largest interest rate since 1994. Click on...

The price of a Jersey Shore vacation will cost families 16.6 percent more than last year, according to research from Affinity Federal Credit Union ("Affinity"). For the past year, Affinity has looked at quintessential Jersey Shore summer vacation...

KBRA Europe (KBRA) releases a Day 2 recap of the IMN Global ABS 2022 conference. Day 2 featured panels across a range of topics including the current state of various ABS markets, from NPLs to RMBS to Solar ABS, as well as a discussion on public...

Hasbro, Inc. , a global play and entertainment company, today issued a letter to shareholders following its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The full text of the letter is below, which can also be found, at www.HasbroGamePlan.com. June 16, 2022...

KKR, a leading global investment firm, today released KKR's 2022 mid-year outlook by Henry McVey, CIO of KKR's Balance Sheet and Head of Global Macro and Asset Allocation (GMAA). In "Walk, Don't Run," McVey outlines his team's perspective on how the...

Citibank, N.A. said today it has raised its base lending rate to 4.75% from 4.00%, effective tomorrow, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160...

HSBC Bank USA, N.A., and its affiliates announced today that they have raised their prime and reference rate to 4.75% from 4.00%, effective tomorrow. About HSBC HSBC North America Holdings Inc. is the holding company for HSBC Holdings plc's...

Wells Fargo Investment Institute (WFII) today released its 2022 Midyear Outlook: Faster, Further, and Fragile. WFII anticipates that while the economic cycle runs faster and the interest rate increases run further, the economy and capital markets...

The "Argentina: CBD and Cannabis Regulation" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report offers a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory framework for hemp, CBD, and cannabis (medical and recreational) covering...

AM Best's latest special report on the long-term impairment rates of AM Best-rated, U.S.-domiciled insurance companies states that nine insurance companies were added to the list of impaired insurers in 2021, up from a total of two carriers in the...

? The number of homes purchased by real estate investors in the first quarter declined 11.5% from the fourth quarter of 2021 and 16.5% from the third quarter of 2021, when investor purchases hit a record high, according to a new report from Redfin...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services considers childcare affordable at a reported 7% of annual household income (HHI), but that bears little correlation to what parents are actually spending. According to the Care.com 2022 Cost of Care...

Global Blue Group Holding AG , is pleased to announce it has completed the investment agreement with CK Opportunities Wolverine S.a.r.l ("CK Opportunities"), an investment fund co-managed by Certares Opportunities LLC ("Certares"), a global travel,...

Industrial printer shipments declined 2.1% year over year in the first quarter of 2022 (1Q22), according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Industrial Printer Tracker. "Shipments at the beginning of the...

The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index, a leading national poll on consumer confidence, fell another 7.5% after last month's 9.5% drop. The index sits at 38.1 ? its lowest reading since August 2011 (35.8). The index now has been in negative territory...

Legion Technologies, the pioneer in AI-powered workforce management, today released its 2022 State of the Hourly Workforce Report, which shows that while the "Great Resignation" is showing signs of slowing down, the majority of hourly workers are...

With the course of the COVID-19 pandemic constantly changing, China is sticking with its "Dynamic Zero-COVID Policy" and has been slow to lift the lockdown on its cities that have been recently affected by the outbreaks of the disease. Hence, the...

The "Customer Relationship Management Market Share, Size, Trends, Industry Analysis Report, By Solution; By Deployment; By Enterprise Size; By End-Use, By Region; Segment Forecast, 2022 - 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's...

The "Global Display Device Market Report and Forecast 2022-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. According to this report the global display device market attained a value of USD 131.78 billion in 2021. Aided by the...

Hippo , the home insurance group focused on proactive protection, today announced findings from its 2022 Homeowner Preparedness Report, revealing the effect of today's economic climate on homeowners as they deal with the responsibilities that come...

The Washington Post is proud to introduce "Econ 101: Navigating the Economy," a new line of coverage focusing on current day financial themes affecting all Americans. The series underscores The Post's commitment to making critical, timely topics easy...

?Homebuyer budgets are essentially flat from last year, up just 0.3% year over year nationwide in the three months ending April 30, according to a new analysis from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That is the...

A record high number of serious collisions, skyrocketing used-vehicle prices and surging repair costs have created an unenviable scenario for auto insurers: raise rates or go out of business. It should come as little surprise that the J.D. Power 2022...

The "Global Overview of the Healthcare and Social Services Industry" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Overview of the Healthcare and Social Services Industry offers a unique insight into key trends shaping the...

The "Global Ammunition Market 2021-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global ammunition market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 3.2% during the forecast period (2021-2027). The major aspect that drives the growth...

The U.S. life/annuity (L/A) industry saw its net income increase by 60% in the first three months of 2022 compared with the same prior-year period, fueled by declines in tax obligations and realized capital losses. This financial review is detailed...

? Sales of luxury U.S. homes fell 17.8% year over year during the three months ending April 30, the largest drop since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic sent shockwaves through the housing market. By comparison, sales of non luxury homes fell...

In this commentary, we provide an overview of the Spanish housing market as well as how the recent past is shaping the residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) market. Key findings include: -- The Spanish government introduced several...

KBRA Europe (KBRA) releases research that examines factors that could mitigate RMBS performance degradation in Ireland, given the rising cost of living environment as the country experiences higher inflation due to supply chain issues caused by the...

Ahead of the start of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU in July, the think tank Centre for Economic and Market Analysis (CETA) published the comparative study "A new approach towards tobacco legislation: the case for harm reduction in CEE...

As Chairman and CEO of Veritas Executive Compensation Consultants, Frank Glassner is always paying attention to what's going on in the business world. With a recent release of information involving 2022 shareholder proposals, Glassner and his elite...

Karooooo Limited ("Karooooo or the "Company") , that owns 100% of Cartrack, 100% of Carzuka and 70.1% of Karooooo Logistics1 is a leading provider of an on-the-ground operations Internet of Things ("IoT") SaaS cloud that maximizes the value of data...

June 9, 2022--Comtech Telecommunications Corp. , a leading global provider of next-generation 911 emergency systems and secure wireless communications technologies, today announced its third quarter fiscal 2022 financial results and updated its...

Citi Global Wealth Investments today released its Mid-Year Outlook 2022 report: Investing in the afterglow of a boom. This biannual report sets out Citi's outlook on rapid developments in the global economy, markets and geopolitics. The first half...

?The number of homes for sale fell 8% during the four weeks ending June 5, the smallest year-over-year decline since January 2020, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. This was more a...

Egan-Jones Ratings Company releases its latest Risk Commentary issue entitled, "Breaking Inflation, Moving Currencies, and Ukraine Next Steps." In the commentary, Egan-Jones aim to provide readers with an intellectual framework for evaluating the...

KBRA releases topical and timely commentary on credit markets, compiled from our weekly podcast, 3 Things in Credit, hosted by our Chief Strategist, Van Hesser. Among the wide-ranging issues Van has addressed over the past month are a developing...

After more than two years of decreased traffic to dining, travel, and retail locations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, new data shows that U.S. consumers are back on the go; however, spending at these types of locations is nearly unanimously down...

Adobe today announced the latest online inflation data from the Adobe Digital Price Index (DPI), powered by Adobe Analytics. In May 2022, online prices increased 2% year-over-year (YoY)?down from 2.9% YoY in April and the record 3.6% YoY increase in...

With more electric vehicles on the road than ever, the congestion challenge in London remains large whilst congestion charge revenues are falling. In a bid to control traffic congestion and minimise associated air pollution, London Mayor Sadiq Khan...

The "M-commerce Payment Market: Global Industry Analysis, Trends, Market Size, and Forecasts up to 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report predicts the global m-commerce payment market to grow with a CAGR of...

The "Canned Wines Market: Global Industry Analysis, Trends, Market Size, and Forecasts up to 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report predicts the global canned wines market to grow with a CAGR of 10.43% over the...

Headwinds from lockdowns, war, and inflation are the leading factors behind slowing demand for PCs and tablets. According to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker, global...

The "Fly Ash Market - Forecasts from 2022 to 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The fly ash market was valued at US$5.482 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.93% over the forecast period to reach a...

Rising food prices and shortages are affecting everyone in the chain, from farmer and ingredient manufacturer to consumer, but who eats the cost? Food industry pricing experts at Pricefx, a global leader in cloud-native pricing software, closely...

According to the Worldwide Semiconductor Technology and Supply Chain Intelligence service from International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide semiconductor revenue is expected to reach $661 billion in 2022, a 13.7% year-over-year growth rate...

? As remote work prompted many Americans to relocate during the pandemic, housing costs soared in second-home hotspots even more than the rest of the country, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate...

The digital infrastructure sector is struggling to achieve a measurable reduction in outage rates and severity, and the financial consequences and overall disruption from outages are steadily increasing, according to Uptime Institute, which today...

Nucleus Research's latest technology Value Matrix finds the Enterprise ERP technology market has experienced significant growth during the past 12 months as organizations look to maximize the ROI from their ERP applications. "With system integrators...

The "eLearning IT Infrastructure Market Research Report by Category (Connectivity, Hardware, and Software), Application, Sales Channel, Region (Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, Middle East & Africa) - Global Forecast to 2027 - Cumulative Impact of...