Despite ongoing concerns related to both the outlook of the economy and a potential recession, economic indicators showed continued improvement in December 2022, with unemployment dropping to 3.5% and consumer confidence continuing to grow stronger. Public markets and M&A cooled off at the end of the year.
Economic indicators sent several positive signals in November, but the overall economic environment remained challenging. The unemployment rate remained unchanged, leading some experts to suggest that the Fed’s rate hikes are less likely to cause a recession than previously expected. Meanwhile, consumer confidence decreased for the second...
Economic indicators continued to show a shifting economic picture in October. The unemployment rate increased by 3.7 percent, indicating a volatile labor market. The national median list price for homes weakened for the ninth month in a row as mortgage rates increased to 6.9%. Likely due to...
An in-depth look at the Healthcare Technology sector for Q3, 2022. 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.
An in-depth look at the Laboratory and Testing sector for Q3, 2022. 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.
Economic indicators continued to send mixed signals in September. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, a 29-month low, indicating a tight labor market. The national median list price for homes declined, as mortgage rates increased to over 6% for the first time since 2008. Likely due to...
Economic indicators continued to send mixed signals in August. The unemployment rate increased slightly and home prices continued to show deceleration, while inflation data remains stubbornly high. Consumer confidence increased slightly but remains at a low level, suggesting concerns about an economic recession. Considering the recent CPI...
An in-depth look at the CRO 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.
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 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 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...
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...
An in-depth look at the Laboratory & Testing Services sector for Q1, 2019. 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.
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...
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,...
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...
