The number of container ships sailing from China to the United States dropped considerably in October, pushing down costs. … READ MORE >
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Manufacturing slows in October as trade pressures persist, ISM reports
The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index fell to 48.7 from 49.1, with any reading below 50 indicating contraction. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Economies in Asia keep growing, no matter the U.S. tariff rate
Economies in Asia continue to grow despite U.S. disruptions to the global supply chain. … READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of Oct. 27, 2025
The FDA moves to speed up biosimilar approvals to cut drug costs. This and more in this week’s life sciences update. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Canada’s financial conditions and its monetary policy path
Policy rate cuts by the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve are in response to both countries’ economies absorbing adverse policy shocks along with a slowing pace of hiring and wage growth. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: The end of quantitative tightening
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday moved to end its balance sheet runoff, or quantitative tightening, to address increasing liquidity strains across short-term funding markets. … READ MORE >
Fed cuts its policy rate and sets end to quantitative tightening
The Federal Reserve reduced its policy rate by 25 basis points to a range between 3.75% and 4% on Wednesday while announcing an end to its runoff of its $6.58 trillion balance sheet by Dec. 1. … READ MORE >
Health care industry trend watch: Week of Oct. 27, 2025
Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, CMS will implement a final rule requiring standard prior authorization decisions to be made quicker. What does this mean for providers? … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Slowing wage growth amid rising prices
After peaking at 6.5% in early 2023, yearly wage growth for full-time workers declined to 4.3% by August this year. … READ MORE >
Consumer confidence dips as markets rally
Consumer confidence slid again in October, a stark contrast to the high-flying rally in the equity markets—a reflection of what we call the K-shaped economy. … READ MORE >