Surveys show employment remains at risk as trade uncertainty and higher costs persist
Pace of US economic expansion slows, new data shows
Economic activity continued to diverge in November. While the services sector stabilized due to continued consumer spending, business conditions in the manufacturing sector deterio...
Larger tenants drive industrial leasing in Charlotte, marking reversal from years past
As companies take big-box spaces, consolidations weigh on older, midsize buildings
Industrial leasing in Charlotte, North Carolina, is on track to hit a nearly three-year high, though it's the market's largest properties that are largely benefiting from the incre...
Delayed data show shoppers were cautious going into the holiday season
Consumers offered mixed signals about their willingness to spend
American consumers entered the peak of the holiday shopping season offering a basket of mixed signals.
Optimism takes a hit as small businesses navigate elevated uncertainty
Many cite growing labor and sales concerns
Small business owners became a little less optimistic in October, according to the National Federation of Independent Business’s monthly survey, as uncertainty over business condit...
Finance sector deals propel Charlotte to tops in nation for high-end office leasing
Market's high-end inventory tightens at nation-leading pace
Charlotte, North Carolina, has seen more high-end office space leased as a share of inventory than anywhere else in the country, following a surge in deals by financial services co...
Lowered expectations: Younger consumers turn more pessimistic about the future
Housing cost concerns, rising unemployment and growing debt cloud their outlook
Bifurcation has become a buzzword in the post-COVID consumer economy.
Housing costs cool, helping to keep a lid on inflation
Softer shelter data helps counteract higher tariff costs
A softer-than-expected inflation reading in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ shutdown-delayed release of September’s consumer price index all but locked in a cut in short-term inter...
Economists view recent trends and offer words of caution for the road ahead
Four takeaways from the annual meeting of the National Association for Business Economics
At the National Association of Business Economics' annual meeting in Philadelphia last week, economists, executives and policymakers discussed a wide range of topics. Here are a fe...
Spartanburg's industrial vacancy rate declines at fastest pace in US
Third-party logistics leases and slowing construction have boosted occupancy in South Carolina city
Spartanburg, South Carolina's industrial vacancy rate has declined faster than any other U.S. market over the past year, following a resurgence in demand for large blocks of space ...
Economists see stronger economic growth this year despite uncertainty
Forecasts show greater alignment than they did earlier
The outlook for economic growth in the coming year has improved since the depths of uncertainty in the early summer, according to a new quarterly survey released by the National As...
Dearth of official economic data during the shutdown leads to alternative sources
Policymakers turn to private releases to measure inflation, health of labor market
The federal government shutdown has delayed the release of key data reports on the labor market. That has left analysts, economists and, perhaps most important, the Federal Reserve...
Consumers remain cautiously optimistic after summer shopping spree
Discretionary and recreational spending shows gains
American consumers have shaken off the uncertainty of the year's first half with a summer spending spree that has left many economists revising earlier projections upward.
Nation-leading job growth boosts Charlotte’s office market
Charlotte led all large metros for annual job growth this summer
Charlotte is leading the nation in job growth, and the spike is driving a comeback in office leasing in North Carolina's largest city.
Tech boosts manufacturing production, but factory job growth still lags
American producers are sending mixed signals
American manufacturers are sending mixed signals heading into the fourth quarter.
Consumers grow more concerned about jobs than inflation
Fears of a layoff near all-time highs
A weakening labor market is making consumers increasingly worried about their continued employment prospects, while higher prices are making it more difficult for some to make ends...
Retail rents grow at blistering pace in North Carolina’s two largest markets
Population growth, increased retail spending drive up rates in Raleigh and Charlotte
Retail landlords in North Carolina's two largest markets have been able to push rents faster than any other large market in the United States, thanks to the cities' limited retail ...
Slower job growth sets the stage for a rate cut
The search for work takes longer as employers add fewer jobs
Recent data releases illustrate a stagnating American labor market, one that is attracting notice from the Federal Reserve.
Labor market slowdown spreads across many states
Deportation policies, retirements and long-term unemployment lead to decline in civilian workforce nationally
New data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show the slowdown in the national labor market that surprised market-watchers earlier this month has been widespread across many s...
Conflicting economic signals confound policymaking
Fed weighs how to respond to rising prices as the labor market slows
As data from July continues to roll out, the economic picture remains muddled.
Consumers slow spending as delinquency rates rise
But household balance sheets remain in relatively good shape
American consumers have become more hesitant to spend, with year-over-year growth in real personal consumption expenditures falling a full percentage point from 3.1% at the end of ...