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Hiring surged in March but the underlying trend was softer
17+ hour, 6+ min ago (1048+ words) The Real Economy Blog Economic News from RSM Apr. 3, 2026 by Joseph Brusuelas Before the outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East, the American economy was in strong shape, with brisk spending, positive manufacturing sentiment and overall stable labor conditions. The…...
Market Minute: A reality check to the hopium over war’s end
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (865+ words) The Real Economy Blog Economic News from RSM Apr. 1, 2026 by Joseph Brusuelas While equity investors on Tuesday were bingeing on hopium over an end to the war, oil and jet fuel costs were pricing in a different outcome. As the…...
Market Minute: U.S. financial markets put the world on notice
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (656+ words) The Real Economy Blog Economic News from RSM Mar. 30, 2026 by Joseph Brusuelas Financial markets in the United States are pricing in a longer duration of the war in the Middle East. Our RSM US Financial Conditions Index, which has been…...
Market Minute: The right, and wrong, way to ease UK energy prices
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (1114+ words) The Real Economy Blog Economic News from RSM Mar. 27, 2026 by Thomas Pugh and Jack Wellard Energy prices in the UK are still below the level that prompted widespread government fuel subsidies in 2022 and 2023 at the start of the Ukraine war....
Market Minute: The Treasury market is signaling stress
1+ week, 2+ day ago (741+ words) The Real Economy Blog Economic News from RSM Mar. 25, 2026 by Joseph Brusuelas The U.S. Treasury bond market has finally responded to the Mideast war, giving its assessment of the energy shock's severity and the war's effect on U.S. fiscal imbalance and inflation....
Market Minute: UK gilts more vulnerable than other countries
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (578+ words) The Real Economy Blog Economic News from RSM Mar. 20, 2026 by Thomas Pugh Jack Wellard, a research economist with RSM UK, contributed to this article. While government bond yields have risen across advanced economies in response to the jump in energy…...
Fed holds rates steady as war raises uncertainty
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1161+ words) The Real Economy Blog Economic News from RSM Mar. 18, 2026 by Joseph Brusuelas The Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday kept its policy rate in a range between 3.5% and 3.75% while revising higher its forecast for growth. At the same time, the…...
Bank of Canada holds interest rate amid global economic disruptions
2+ week, 2+ day ago (839+ words) The Real Economy Blog Economic News from RSM Mar. 18, 2026 by Joseph Brusuelas The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate at 2.25 per cent on Wednesday amid domestic economic slack and wider disruptions due to the ongoing war in the…...
Market Minute: Energy shock driving up long-term rates
2+ week, 2+ day ago (430+ words) The Real Economy Blog Economic News from RSM Mar. 18, 2026 by Joseph Brusuelas With the Federal Reserve, Bank of England and European Central Bank all about to make important policy decisions, global investors are pushing long-term interest rates higher as the…...
Market Minute: Fed rate cuts on hold as inflation risks mount
2+ week, 3+ day ago (851+ words) The Real Economy Blog Economic News from RSM Mar. 17, 2026 by Joseph Brusuelas We expect the Federal Reserve to keep the federal funds policy rate in a range between 3.50% and 3.75% when the Federal Open Market Committee meets on Wednesday. At the…...