Inflection Point? A nation’s housing market is often seen as a barometer for the state of its economy. Here’s what we can learn about the current state of the U.S. housing market. Hot trends point at a hot economy, while weak trends indicate a weak economy. This is because the housing market also involves several…Read more
Automation Is Here More than half of U.S. companies are planning to use AI to automate work that has traditionally been done by humans over the next year, according to a survey of Chief Financial Officers conducted by Duke University and the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Richmond. Three out of five of the…Read more
Aging Gracefully The mid-year outlook is always an interesting combination of a report card and a progress report. It’s a time to review our annual outlook and see what has materialized as expected and what hasn’t. It’s also a time to check in on year-to-date market activity, economic developments, and to recalibrate an outlook for…Read more
