Mirus is pleased to share our thoughts on recent market activity in our November 2024 Middle Market Monitor. Economic indicators continued to remain mostly positive in October with the unemployment rate remaining unchanged and consumer confidence recording its strongest monthly gain since March 2021. U.S. Middle-Market M&A...
Mirus is pleased to share our thoughts on recent market activity in our October 2024 Middle Market Monitor. Economic indicators remained mostly positive in September, and the U.S. Public Markets ended September on a positive note as inflation slowed and the Federal Reserve made its long awaited...
Mirus is pleased to share our thoughts on recent market activity in our September 2024 Middle Market Monitor. Economic indicators were mostly positive in August, with the unemployment rate declining slightly by 0.1% and the Consumer Confidence Index rising. The U.S. Public Markets recovered nicely after a...
Mirus is pleased to share our thoughts on recent market activity in our August 2024 Middle Market Monitor. Economic indicators continued to send mixed signals this month: July's unemployment rate rose to 4.3% (its highest level since October 2021), while the CPI saw its smallest annual increase...
Mirus is pleased to share our thoughts on recent market activity in our July 2024 Middle Market Monitor. Inflation fell 0.1% month-over-month and the public markets continued their strong performance, yet consumer confidence and consumer expectations both declined, which resulted in a mixed-bag of economic indicators to...
Mirus is pleased to share our thoughts on recent market activity in our June 2024 Middle Market Monitor. Economic indicators remained mixed in May with consumer confidence buoyed by solid job growth numbers and stable unemployment, yet home prices continued their rapid, upward trend.
Economic indicators were mixed in April, with the unemployment rate holding steady and the Consumer Confidence Index declining. The Consumer Price Index rose by 0.3% on a month-over-month basis. The public markets decreased in April with a 4.2% loss in the S&P 500, as well as losses...
The U.S. economy showed signs of stability in March. The unemployment rate remained steady and job growth was strong, particularly in healthcare, government, and construction. While consumer confidence about the future dipped slightly, inflation remained under control and public markets continued their upward trend. The global M&A...
The U.S. economy delivered mixed signals in February, with some indicators down and others showing signs of improvement. The Consumer Price Index increased and the Consumer Confidence Index declined, while the unemployment rate rose slightly over the month. The public markets saw a gain with the S&P...
Persistent inflation and interest rate and economic uncertainty combined with ongoing geopolitical tensions to have a chilling effect on M&A deal volume last year. But that negative market outlook is quickly being replaced by multiple predictions of slow, but improving, growth in 2024, including a possible M&A...
With U.S. GDP increasing at an annual rate of 3.3%, and market uncertainty being replaced by predictions of slow, but improving, growth, signs point to a possible M&A resurgence in 2024. Mirus is pleased to share our thoughts on recent market activity in the January 2024 Middle...
Mirus is pleased to share our thoughts on recent market activity. After three consecutive months of decline, the S&P 500 rose 8.9% in November, marking one of its best monthly performances in history amidst signs that inflation is cooling. The Consumer Price Index was essentially flat, the...
Mirus is pleased to share our thoughts on recent market activity. Economic indicators were mixed in October as the U.S. economy continued to deal with inflation, recession fears, high interest rates, and geopolitical tensions. The Consumer Price Index remained flat showing that the Federal Reserve’s actions are...
Employment remained strong in September with 336,000 jobs added, leading to speculation about future rate increases from the Federal Reserve. The Consumer Price Index stayed persistently high at 3.7% while core CPI inflation moderated 0.2 percentage points to 4.1% - its slowest pace since September 2021. The...
Economic indicators were mixed in August as the economy continued to deal with high inflation. Further, data related to the labor market, interest rates, and the health of the consumer are top of mind for the Federal Reserve. All in all, the possibility of a soft landing...
The recurring topic regarding the economic health of the U.S. revolves around the decision of the Fed with regards to interest rates. After raising the federal funds rate to 5-5.25% from near zero levels during the pandemic, the Fed has been trying to combat decades-high inflation in...
