News by subject: Economic News/Analysis

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...

Once again, it is clear that there is widespread agreement on the need to proactively put forward policy solutions that will lower the cost of housing, increase the number of available homes, and broaden housing equity and opportunity. At the...

AM Best is maintaining its stable outlook on the U.S. life/annuity market segment for 2024, noting its strong liquidity and capital positions, robust annuity sales and slightly improved new money yields in a benign credit environment. The stable...

?Housing payments have declined for the fifth week in a row, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. The typical U.S. homebuyer's monthly mortgage payment was $2,575 during the four weeks...

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

HouseCanary, Inc. ("HouseCanary"), a national brokerage known for its real estate valuation accuracy, today released its November Market Pulse Report, showing market activity in terms of net new listing volume remains down year-over-year, with net...

?Nashville has made the list of top migration destinations for the first time since 2021, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. It was the ninth-most popular destination for homebuyers...

Flock Freight®, the only FreightTech company enabling a smarter, more sustainable U.S. supply chain by pooling freight at scale, announced an open letter to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Port and Supply Chain Envoy to the...

The average monthly residential gas utility bill increases by $31 from 2021 to $115 in 2023, according to the J.D. Power 2023 Gas Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study, SM released today. When listing the most important issues facing study...

Cyber Five online sales doubled pre-holiday expectations, powered by a discount-fueled shopping frenzy on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, leaving retailers wondering whether more big days were ahead or if consumers had spent themselves out for the...

Russell Investments has released its 2023 Prudent Pension Funding Report, which reveals most (97%) corporate pension plans can achieve full funding without a significant draw on corporate cash, based on the respective firms' latest disclosures as...

Today, JPMorgan Chase and Next Street released The Middle Matters: Exploring the Diverse Middle Market Business Landscape, a new report that provides insights into the midsize businesses that power our economy. Conducted and analyzed by Next...

The FICO UK Credit Card Market Report for September 2023 reveals a more stable picture of credit card spending and balances, with changes remaining relatively small month-on-month. Highlights Average UK credit card spend fell slightly during...

BigCommerce , a leading Open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established B2C and B2B brands, today reported its customers experienced significant increases in sales on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday compared to last year during the...

NRG Energy, Inc. announced today the early results of its previously announced offers to purchase for cash (collectively, the "Tender Offer") up to $620 million aggregate principal amount (the "Maximum Tender Amount") of its outstanding 3.875%...

KBRA releases research examining October retail sales. This month's report discusses cooling retail sales and inflation in October, as well as the continuing potential for inflation to be tamed without a recession. Click here to view the report....

It's not just Millennials1 and Gen Z with do-it-yourself brokerage accounts driving the trend toward increased use of digital wealth management tools; the digital channel has become central to the client experience for all types of investors, with...

Kyriba's latest Currency Impact Report (CIR) shows multinational companies experienced over $29bn in total impacts to earnings from currency volatility in the second quarter of this year. The CIR studies the quarterly impacts of foreign exchange (FX)...

Cushman & Wakefield today released its 33rd edition of Main Streets Across the World, examining retail rental rates in prime locations in cities around the world. New York's Fifth Avenue retains its top ranking as the world's most expensive...

It's no secret that stress is at its peak for parents during the holidays. With inevitably more on their plate, many are stretched thin due to increased demands from all aspects of their lives ? from family, friends, work and beyond ? as well as...

KBRA releases its 2024 CMBS Sector Outlook, which highlights key credit trends from 2023 and forecasts U.S. CMBS issuance activity for the new year. The report reviews the current lending environment and property fundamentals, as well as factors that...

As prime holiday shopping season begins, there is a glimmer of hope for millions of Americans who have been struggling with higher prices and debt obligations. The NFCC Consumer Debt Score?, which gauges how comfortable average Americans are with...

According to the latest data from Fidelity Investments®' Q3 2023 retirement analysis, account balances have decreased slightly since last quarter, while withdrawals and loans are inching up, showing the impact economic events such as inflation and...

Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today announced the latest results of its Milliman Pension Buyout Index (MPBI). As the pension risk transfer (PRT) market continues to grow, it has become increasingly important to...

Earlier this month, MBS Highway surveyed roughly 30,000 mortgage and real estate professionals around the country regarding current housing market conditions. The results for the November 2023 release showed that buyer activity slowed as 30-year...

Legal & General Retirement America (LGRA), a leading provider of pension risk solutions in the United States, today released the Q3 2023 edition of the US Pension Risk Transfer Monitor, which analyzes industry trends and market outlooks in the US....

Avaya, a global leader in customer experience solutions, is highlighting technology trends that are bridging the gap for universities in today's social and economic climate with information obtained by EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association and a...

Sentiment among traders has turned bearish, but is still more bullish than it was this time last year, according to the latest Charles Schwab Trader Sentiment Survey, a quarterly study that explores the outlooks, expectations, and perspectives of...

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Foodtm, today announced new data from a consumer survey and analysis on food bank donations, food insecurity, and grocery shopping behaviors. The survey found that high...

BluWave, the business builders' network that connects the private equity industry with best-in-class talent, industry consultants and service providers, today released its latest insights and predictions for the private equity industry in 2024. Based...

KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the release of "A New Foundation for Global Wealth: Rebuilding Portfolios for the New Regime" by Paula Campbell Roberts, Chief Investment Strategist for Private Wealth. This is the first release...

Consumers expect to spend a total of $130B during the upcoming holiday shopping weekend, a 4 percent increase from last year's spending expectations, according to the new ICSC Thanksgiving Weekend Intentions survey. Ninety percent of consumers plan...

A growing German market for services to support cloud-native solutions on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform spells good news for AWS partners, according to a new research report published today by Information Services Group (ISG) , a leading...

Dry van and refrigerated ("reefer") truckload volumes increased modestly in October ahead of the high-demand holiday freight season, but truckload rates remained sluggish, reported DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the DAT One online freight...

Bianchi & Brandt, a full-service corporate law firm with expertise in highly regulated industries such as cannabis, has published A Corporate Law Perspective on The Great Correction in Cannabis M&A, its proprietary trend report on the financial...

Magnittm, an Integrated Workforce Management (IWM) platform provider, today released the results of its Winter 2023-24 U.S. Labor Market Report. With the workforce evolving amid shifting labor dynamics, challenges such as labor shortages, wage...

Amazon Business today released its 2024 State of Procurement Report, revealing that a majority of procurement teams expect their budgets to rise next year, and many leaders are evaluating how they can further invest in tools and technologies to...

Janus Henderson Investors today released the findings of its Investor Survey: Insights for a Brighter Future, which seeks to better understand how individual investors are navigating the ever-changing market environment. The results reveal the...

Schroders, a global asset manager, today released the findings of its annual Global Investor Study which found that major macroeconomic trends including deglobalization, decarbonization and changing demographics are driving U.S. investors to rethink...

First American Data & Analytics, a leading national provider of property-centric information, risk management and valuation solutions and a division of First American Financial Corporation , today released its October 2023 Home Price Index (HPI)...

First American Data & Analytics, a leading national provider of property-centric information, risk management and valuation solutions and a division of First American Financial Corporation , today released its October 2023 Home Price Index (HPI)...

A national survey from Discover® Personal Loans revealed that 71% of Americans have more than $500 in savings, up 4 percentage points from 2022. On a similar trajectory, 32% of respondents saved up to $29,999 this year, compared to 27% last year....

Sayari, a supply chain risk intelligence company, has supported a year-long research effort by the Atlantic Council, which culminated in the recently released report on The Reach and Role of Chinese Corporate Entities. Authored by Dr. William Piekos,...

AM Best is assigning a stable outlook on the New Zealand non-life insurance segment, citing its expectations of solid premium growth in the market, owing to strong, ongoing rate improvement, particularly in the property and motor segments. The...

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. today announced that it is transferring the listing of its common stock to the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq"). Expeditors' common stock is expected to begin...

Long Beach is at a transition point in its economy, experts said at the Accelerate Long Beach Economic Forum on Thursday, Nov. 2, and entrepreneurial startups will be key to making that transition successfully. The forum was put on by the Long...

AM Best is revising its outlook on the U.S. medical professional liability (MPL) insurance segment to stable from negative, citing improved rate adequacy, the diminishing impact from pandemic-related exposures, persistently redundant loss reserves,...

With macroeconomic conditions continuing to make it difficult for auto lenders to maintain or increase profitability, all eyes have turned to digital channels as the most cost-effective and efficient means to do so. According to the J.D. Power 2023...

? Investor purchases of U.S. homes dropped 29.7% year over year in the third quarter, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. Investors purchased 48,667 homes?the lowest level of any third...

Invest Europe, the association representing Europe's private equity, venture capital, and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors, today published data for the first half of 2023 that shows a drop in activity amid challenging economic and...