Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday gave investors and policymakers the words that they wanted to hear on a possible September rate cut. … READ MORE >
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Market Minute: U.S. investment grade spread implies robust risk appetite
While the yield on the 10-year Treasury has dropped by 10 basis points since the end of April, investment-grade corporate bond yields have dropped by roughly 25 basis points. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: U.S. electricity pricing rises 9.5% amid surging AI demand
Tech giants’ investments in data centers will require vast amounts of energy, which will ultimately hit consumers. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Diverging inflation expectations
Policy decisions by the Federal Reserve will rest upon whether it thinks that higher tariffs will result in a one-time increase in prices or persistent inflation. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Powell at Jackson Hole
The retirement of baby boomers and immigration enforcement are reducing the supply of workers, making monetary policy decisions that much more challenging. … READ MORE >
Health care industry trend watch: Week of Aug. 18, 2025
The electronic health records area is the center of a surging wave of venture capital healthtech investment. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: U.S. residential investment never recovered after financial crisis
American residential investment, which stands at 3.3% of gross domestic product, remains tepid at best amid an affordability crisis that will not be solved anytime soon. … READ MORE >
Wrong data at the right time: Mixed data complicates Fed’s decision
A lot is happening in the economy, but one trend has become clear: The economy is slowing but not enough to guarantee a rate cut. … READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of Aug. 11, 2025
Biotech IPOs in the U.S. have hit a six-month drought. This and more in this week’s life sciences update. … READ MORE >
Consumer products M&A update: Rebound remains out of reach
The robust M&A activity during and post-pandemic from 2020 to 2022 is starting to mature and we believe will be a catalyst in the second half of the year and into 2026 that breaks open the levees and drives deal volumes higher. … READ MORE >