The price of eggs and the effect on public sentiment
With the economy growing at a healthy rate over the past year, one would think that Americans would be celebrating a boom.
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Geopolitical tensions and risks to the inflation outlook
Just as inflation appeared to be getting under control in recent months, rising tensions in the Middle East have shaken this view and now represent the major risk to our economic and inflation outlooks.
Service sector continues to grow in February
The service sector continued to grow in February for the 14th straight month, according to the Institute for Supply Management on Tuesday.
Commercial real estate faces new financing landscape
Institutional investors seek quality and value amid a challenging commercial real estate market.
Builders look to capitalize on cautiously optimistic U.S. housing market forecast
Easing interest rates and other factors signal a potential housing market rebound.
How real is the wealth effect in a bull market?
Using a back-of-the-envelope calculation, we estimate that the sharp rebound in equities last year contributed to an increase of roughly $900 billion in households' stock wealth, or $288 billion in consumer spending.
January inflation and spending data implies more noise than trend
The Federal Reserve's closely watched measure of inflation, the personal consumption expenditures index, continued to show strength in January, rising by 0.3%
New home sales grew more slowly in January amid elevated mortgage rates
Sales of new homes grew 1.5% in January, much slower than the 7.2% increase in December, most likely because of elevated mortgage rates.
Beyond M&A: Hospitals turn to joint ventures for growth, patient focus
As margins struggle to rebound to pre-pandemic levels, strategic partnerships are expected to rise in health care this year.
Post-pandemic tailwinds offer new opportunities in rural health care
Rural health care providers must navigate rising labor and supply costs to remain operational.
Private credit outlook for health care: Leveraging capital for growth
Private credit will play a larger role in health care merger and acquisition activity and corporate financing decisions this year.
Initial jobless claims fall to lowest in a month
New claims fell by 12,000 to 201,000 for the week ending Feb. 17, according to the Labor Department's data on Thursday.
Geopolitical tensions and risks to the inflation outlook
Just as inflation appeared to be coming under control in recent months, rising tensions in the Middle East have shaken this view and now represent the major risk to our economic and inflation outlooks.
Revising our 2024 inflation outlook: Moving back to a 2% target
We expect the Fed to begin cutting rates in June, and that the central bank will reduce its policy rate four times this year, by 25 basis points each.
FOMC policy decision: Setting the predicate for rate cuts
The Federal Reserve shifted its bias on monetary policy away from tightening to a balance of risks that favors neither rate hikes nor cuts.
The Fed”s key wage gauge slows to lowest level since 2021
The overall index eased to 0.9% in the fourth quarter on a seasonally adjusted basis, down from 1.1% in the previous quarter.