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Construction Labor Costs Rise 3.8% Despite Broader Economic Cooling
Employment Cost Index shows construction bucking trend of moderating wage growth in Q3 The construction industry is charting its own course in the...
Labor Market Wobbles as Unemployment Hits Post-Pandemic High
The U.S. labor market’s struggles intensified in November, with unemployment climbing to its highest level since the pandemic’s end and job growth remaining...
September Trade Deficit Narrows to $52.8B on Gold Exports, But GDP Impact Limited by Statistical Treatment
Non-monetary gold accounts for $6.1 billion of $8.8 billion export increase, while capital goods shipments decline $3.3 billion The turbulence in global trade...
Employment Cost Index Rises 3.5% Year-Over-Year in Q3, Slowest Growth Since Mid-2021
Quarterly wage and benefit increases moderate to 0.8 percent as labor market cooling reduces pressure on employers to raise compensation The cooling trend...
Federal Reserve Cuts Rates to 3.5%–3.75% as Committee Signals Slower Pace of Easing Ahead
Central bank’s December quarter-point reduction draws three dissents as officials project the policy rate holding at 3.375 percent through 2026 The Federal Reserve...
Law Firms Push US Office Demand to New Highs, Driving 8.3MM SQFT of Leasing Through Q3 2025
Relocations surge to 50 percent, renewals dip to 53.9 percent, and the legal sector’s share of all office leasing reaches 10.5 percent U.S....
CMBS Delinquencies Push to 7.46% Overall as Office Market Hits a Record 11.76%
All major property types see rising stress in October, with multifamily topping 7 percent for the first time since 2015 The latest readout...
Design in the Age of Disruption: Gensler’s 2026 Forecast Maps a Built Environment in Flux
As AI, climate shocks, and workplace upheaval collide, the world’s largest architecture firm says adaptability—not scale—will determine real estate winners The built environment...
Durable Goods Orders Rise 0.5% in September as Shipments Point to Solid Q3 Capex Momentum
Core capital goods orders climb 0.9 percent, supporting Wells Fargo Economics’ 6 percent annualized equipment-spending estimate A year defined by uneven business investment...
Retail Sales Rose Just 0.2% in September as Control Group Slips 0.1%
Wells Fargo Economics says a soft September keeps holiday spending forecasts intact but leaning toward the lower end of the 3.5 percent–4 percent...
Consumer Confidence Falls as Job Market Concerns Overshadow Lower Gas Prices
November reading marks second-lowest level in four years while labor differential continues decline American consumers are growing increasingly uneasy about their economic prospects,...
Data Center Construction Spending Surges 26% YoY to $41B as AI Infrastructure Build-Out Accelerates
Wells Fargo Economics report shows investment nearly quadrupled since 2021, though growth rate moderates from January’s 44 percent peak Data-center development, once a...
