Outside of a one-time, non-replicable increase of 80,000 state and local jobs in June, the labor market, like the economy, is cooling. … READ MORE >
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Market Minute: Canadians and Europeans ice out U.S. on travel
In the first five months of this year, the number of international visitors dropped by 12% in March and 3% in May. … READ MORE >
Tariffs weigh on manufacturing but not services yet
Manufacturing sentiment contracted for the fourth month in a row with tariffs being the primary concern among businesses. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: U.S. June jobs report preview
We forecast an increase of 100,000 in nonfarm payrolls when the report for June is released on Thursday, down from 139,000 in May, and an increase to 4.3% in the unemployment rate. … READ MORE >
Health care industry trend watch: Week of June 30, 2025
As Congress moves toward finalizing the sweeping One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a fierce debate over Medicaid funding has taken center stage. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Demographics of the foreign-born labor force
Last year, foreign-born workers accounted for 19.2% of the U.S. civilian labor force, up from 18.6% in 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. … READ MORE >
New report confirms strong growth in charitable giving
Nonprofits saw a record-high charitable giving in 2024, topping $592.5 billion, a 6.3% increase from the prior year. … READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of June 23, 2025
Strong year for medtech funding. This and more in this week’s life sciences industry update. … READ MORE >
Cooler spending and inflation data reflect slowing economy
May income, spending and inflation data points toward a consumer adjusting to a more challenging economic environment and should dampen talk of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve in July or September. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: The perils of appointing a shadow Fed chair
Such an appointment would cut against the grain of Fed independence and its institutional credibility developed over the past half century. … READ MORE >