RSM UK on Tuesday launched the Middle Market Business Index (MMBI), the first of its kind index to focus solely on middle market businesses in the UK. The index follows the development of a similar reading — the RSM US Middle Market Business Index — in the United States, which has been active for more than five years, and demonstrates RSM’s increasingly global understanding of middle market business trends. … READ MORE >
RSM US Middle Market Business Index
$1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure agreement reflects critical need for modernization
The $1.2 trillion agreement announced on Thursday, while it still faces hurdles, would increase long-run productivity in the economy, lift living standards and has the potential to lift the growth of economy above the current long-run rate of 1.8%. … READ MORE >
Employment in the middle market is set for reconstruction following a difficult year
Forward-looking components in the RSM US Middle Market Business Index imply that midsize firms are ready to expand hiring and bolster compensation over the next six months as the real economy reopens and enters a hyper-competitive post-pandemic period. … READ MORE >
Pre-holiday data deluge: A November to remember
Among a series of economic reports released on Wednesday, first-time jobless claims increased for the second consecutive week, with the top line increasing to 778,000 for the week ending Nov. 21, up from 742,000 previously, … READ MORE >
RSM US Middle Market Business Index tumbles in Q1–Joe Brusuelas decodes the drop
Joe Brusuelas explains what’s behind the drop in the first quarter RSM US Middle Market Business Index and how middle market businesses can prepare for an uncertain economic outlook. … READ MORE >