Economic & Analysis News

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alliant Insurance Services has released its 2026 Insurance Marketplace Insights and Observations Mid-Year Report....

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milliman has just released the latest results of its Pension Buyout Index...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. retail asking rent growth slowed in the second quarter of 2026, according to data from CoStar, the leading global provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets. In Q2 2026, national asking rent growth decelerated to +1.6% year over year – the slowest pace in more than a decade. “The slowdown in asking rent growth is less a sign of weakening demand than a function of normalization,” said Brandon Svec, national...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Bank of Japan has raised its policy rate to 1%, a 31-year high, with further hikes signalled. New research from Kyriba, the global leader in liquidity performance, reveals that many of the corporate finance teams most exposed to that shift lack the tools to respond to it in real time. Survey data from 101 CFOs and senior finance decision-makers in Japan — gathered ahead of KyribaLive Exchange Tokyo today — shows that currency volatility and interest rate risk have cl...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA releases research that reviews the impact on capital stemming from the Basel III Endgame Proposal to modernize the regulatory capital framework of the banking system. The report focuses on the proposal related to the risk weighting of residential mortgage loans, highlighting the proposed changes and their likely subsequent effect on banks' risk weighted assets. In doing so, the report illuminates the amount of potential capital "freed up" by the proposal, which w...

LEMONT, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Researchers offer a more predictive alternative to trial and error for evaluating materials at some of a battery’s most vulnerable interfaces....

CHANDLER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rogers Corporation (NYSE: ROG) today released its 2026 Sustainability Report, outlining Rogers’ approach to managing environmental impacts, supporting employees, maintaining strong governance practices, and developing advanced materials that help customers improve efficiency and enable next-generation technologies. “We are pleased to share our 2026 Sustainability Report,” said Ali El-Haj, Rogers President and Chief Executive Officer. “The report reflects our on...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to Forrester’s (Nasdaq: FORR) Global Sovereignty Forecast, 2025 To 2030, global technology sovereignty — a country’s ability to develop, operate, and secure critical technologies independently of foreign governments’ influence — will evolve slowly over the next five years. The average tech sovereignty score across all 14 countries assessed (Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, the UK, and...

MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Underwriting conditions remain favorable across much of the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry, according to Triple-I and Milliman....

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Enterprises are increasing their reliance on supply chain planning platforms to forecast and respond to changing business conditions, ISG says....