August 6, 2024
U.S. central bank policymakers pushed back on Monday against the notion that weaker-than-expected July jobs data means the economy is in recessionary freefall, but also warned that the Federal Reserve will need to cut rates to avoid such an outcome. …
May 22, 2023
How could the current economic environment affect workers compensation – and the property and casualty insurance industry overall – in 2023? Earlier this month, insurance veteran Robert Hartwig forecasted answers. Hartwig, a clinical associate professor of finance and insurance at …
February 6, 2023
Corporate financial health will worsen across the globe this year, failing to gain respite from signs that inflation has peaked and hopes for an economic soft landing, asset manager Janus Henderson said in a report released on Monday. Its global …
November 1, 2022
Despite a majority of global business leaders expecting a recession within the next year, many still have a positive outlook on the economy. Some leaders even reported feeling very prepared heading into a recession. That’s according to Aon’s 2022 Executive …
July 29, 2022
The euro zone economy grew much faster than expected in the second quarter, but economists said it might be the economy’s last hurrah before ever-higher inflation and supply chain problems cause a mild recession in the second half of the …
July 14, 2022
Swiss Re’s economists predict “inflationary recessions” hitting major world economies over the next 12-18 months, and while recessions spell less insurance demand and inflation means higher claim costs, inflation will also drive a continued hard market, they say. The forecasts …
July 13, 2022
Some 93% of small business owners are worried that the United States will enter a recession in the next six months, a survey released by Goldman Sachs showed on Wednesday, with a majority of firms saying the country was headed …
July 8, 2022
Another blowout jobs number and continued wage growth will likely stiffen resolve at the Federal Reserve for another three-quarter point rate increase at the central bank’s July meeting, as the welcome news of a still strong job market clashes with …
May 27, 2022
U.S. consumer spending rose more than expected in April, while annual inflation appeared to have peaked, which could help to underpin economic growth in the second quarter amid rising fears of a recession. Consumer spending, which accounts for more than …
April 4, 2022
Insurance executives who oversee more than $13 trillion in assets expect the U.S. to enter a recession in the near future, according to an annual survey conducted by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Of 328 chief investment officers and chief financial …