BPO Report: Q2 2021
An in-depth look at the BPO sector for Q2, 2021. Mirus' partners use their expertise and experience to take a closer look at industry news, transactions, and state of the industry in our quarterly industry report.
News & Views: Business Services
May 2021 Middle Market Monitor
Economic indicators were mostly positive in April as the U.S. continues its recovery with 32% of the population fully vaccinated and doses continuing to be rolled out. The Consumer Price Index and the Consumer Confidence Index increased, while the unemployment rate decreased over the month. Public markets...
Research & Consulting Services Report: Q4 2020
An in-depth look at the Research & Consulting Services sector for Q4, 2020. Mirus' partners use their expertise and experience to take a closer look at industry news, transactions, and state of the industry in our quarterly industry report.
March 2021 Middle Market Monitor
Economic indicators were mostly positive in February as the U.S. continues its recovery, with initial doses of the Moderna and Pifzer vaccines starting to be rolled out. The Consumer Price Index and the Consumer Confidence Index increased, while the unemployment rate decreased over the month. Public markets...
September 2019 Middle Market Monitor
In August, economic indicators paired with a volatile public market depicted a slowdown in growth in the U.S. economy. For the most part, the economic indicators remained relatively flat, which could suggest the historic growth levels are moderating. However, unemployment and consumer confidence continue to remain at...
July 2019 Middle Market Monitor
July economic indicators portray a slowly, but steadily growing US economy, with the unemployment rate continuing to hover near 50-year lows. At the same time, with a continuation of US-China trade negotiations and geopolitical tensions, the Fed cut interest rates on July 31st by a quarter-point which...
June 2019 Middle Market Monitor
June economic indicators portray a slowly, but steadily growing US economy that marks the 10th consecutive year of economic expansion. The labor markets remain strong, as the nonfarm payrolls rose above market expectations in June, while the unemployment rate continues to hover near 50-year lows. At the...
May 2019 Middle Market Monitor
Economic indicators released in May were positive as the economy continues to demonstrate modest, but persistent growth. Labor markets remain supportive, with solid monthly job gains and a multi-decade low unemployment rate. While U.S. public equity markets experienced increased volatility in May, the S&P 500 remains near...
April 2019 Middle Market Monitor
Economic indicators released in April were positive. The economy continues to demonstrate modest but persistent growth. Labor markets remain supportive, with unemployment near 50-year lows. U.S. public equity markets extended their historic start to the year – the S&P 500 rose 3.9% in April to all-time highs...
March 2019 Middle Market Monitor
Economic indicators released in March show mixed results. While the unemployment rate remains unchanged and the consumer price index posted a slight increase, consumer confidence declined and the Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index reported a lower annual gain than in previous months. At the same time,...
February 2019 Middle Market Monitor
Economic indicators released in February show mixed results. While the labor market continues to post job gains and new lows in unemployment, February’s numbers showed that growth may be slowing. Similar slowing growth trends were apparent in home prices and broad consumer prices. The lack of inflation...
January 2019 Middle Market Monitor
Economic indicators released in January show mixed results. While the Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index posted a 5.2% annual gain and the Consumer Price Index remained unchanged, the Consumer Confidence Index declined and unemployment increased to 4.0%. However, the public markets rebounded to start the...
December 2018 Middle Market Monitor
Economic indicators released in December show mixed results. While the Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index posted a 5.5% annual gain, both the Consumer Price Index and Consumer Confidence Index declined, and unemployment increased to 3.9%. Going into 2019, analysts expect M&A activity to hold steady...
November 2018 Middle Market Monitor
Economic indicators released in November show mixed results. While the Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index posted a 5.5% annual gain, the Consumer Price Index remained unchanged. At the same time, the Consumer Confidence Index declined slightly while unemployment remained at 3.7%. Download the November report.
September 2018 Middle Market Monitor
Economic indicators released in September showed positive results. Unemployment decreased to 3.7%, the Consumer Confidence Index grew moderately, the Consumer Price Index reported a slight increase, and home prices grew at rates consistent with previous months. Download the September report.
August 2018 Middle Market Monitor
Economic indicators released in August showed positive results. Unemployment remained at 3.9%, the Consumer Confidence Index grew marginally, the Consumer Price Index reported a slight increase, and home prices grew at rates consistent with previous months. Download the August report.