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Although Minneapolis added jobs in the first half of 2024 at a pace that exceeded the US average, it shed...
Research Briefing
Although Minneapolis added jobs in the first half of 2024 at a pace that exceeded the US average, it shed...
Research Briefing
Each month, we forecast the dozens of price categories that underlie the consumer price index, and our forecast is for...
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A Democratic sweep of the 2024 presidential and congressional elections would mean major changes to social benefits programs and tax...
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Although GDP growth has and will continue to cool somewhat in 2024 and 2025, considerable momentum remains in the economy...
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The economy slowed following the strong gains in the second half of last year, as it settled into a more...
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Over the last three decades, new data centre construction has surged and there are no signs that growth will abate...
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The recent increase in the unemployment rate is less threatening than it appears as it is limited in scope across...
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Recession fears are overdone and premature. The economic data has generally come in weaker than expected, but this is not...
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Industrial property has delivered higher returns than all other property types over the last few years. We forecast that this...
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Some market participants are raising concerns over a fall in demand for US Treasuries from Japanese investors amid higher domestic...
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Close observers of the economy this week had to digest a bevy of indicators that provided mixed signals on the...
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The strength of the US dollar looks likely to continue this year and into 2025 before possibly waning in 2026,...
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We subjectively assign a greater probability of a divided government after the 2024 elections rather than one that is fully...
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Economic decoupling from China is ongoing, but the latest evidence suggests that, especially outside the US, the process is gradual...
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San Francisco, Atlanta, Dallas, and Boston had the strongest growing economies out of the top 10 metros in the five...
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The minutes from the April 30-May 1 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee were uneventful, which is not surprising...
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Consumer spending growth is set to remain robust across the US. With real incomes continuing to rise, spending growth is...
Despite inflation and interest rates at levels unseen in three decades, industries continue to invest heavily in software fueled by...
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Our business cycle indicator confirms the economy has improved after getting off to a slow start in Q1. We expect...
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Many states have far more job openings than available labor as per the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)...