Volume 144: Week ending April 8, 2023 Job openings fall to 21-month low of 9.9 million in sign of labor-market coolingIn February, job openings in the U.S. fell to a 21-month low of 9.9 million, indicating a softer economy is easing the historically tight labor...
February volume totaling $25.1 billion was up nearly 34% from January sales levels, an above-average month-to-month increase. Retail led all asset classes with $9.1 billion in volume, thanks to STORE Capital REIT going private. Price adjustments are now reflected in...
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates by 0.25%, continuing its efforts to combat high inflation despite concerns that these rate hikes may be contributing to instability in the banking system. This decision brings the Fed’s base policy rate...
The modern American supermarket sales revenue totaled nearly $766 billion (2021), more than double what it was 20 years ago. Once a place to quickly pick up household staples like milk, eggs, and bread, today’s supermarkets now provide a wide variety of food, beverage...
The U.S. created a robust 263,000 new jobs in November, a historically strong pace of hiring that’s good for workers, but that also threatens to prolong a bout of high U.S. inflation.The continued rapid gains in hiring have become a big source of angst at the Federal...
