Economics & Business

Some important leads and lags will affect the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and other measures of inflation over the next year. One is that between spot natural gas prices and electricity…

For a time, markets and asset prices proved surprisingly resilient in the face of the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool off the economy. However…

Much depends on what happens with the GDP. The Commerce Department’s initial estimate for second-quarter GDP revealed a 0.9% decline. This followed…

The 8th drupa Global Trends Report will be published in September 2022. The early results from a survey conducted this spring are now available…

An increasing number of factors indicate that the economy is slowing. The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced a 0.75% increase…

Look for an increase in the federal funds rate for the remainder of 2022. The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced…

Former White House liaison and staffing agency owner Matt Becker is advising employers to prepare their businesses for the return..

The war in Ukraine has the potential to impact much more than energy prices. Just like the equity markets, the economy, and…

Bubbles or unsustainably high valuations in financial assets played key roles in two recent recessions. The “dot-com” bubble in technology stocks contributed to the recession…

Inflation has increased significantly in the past year. To understand whether this acceleration will be transitory or enduring, it is necessary to investigate the various sources of inflationary…

The economy is inherently cyclical. And there is an epidemiological cycle associated with COVID-19. These two types of cycles are creating unusual dynamics for the economy…

After posting gross domestic product (GDP) in the U.S. growth of more than 6% and consumer spending up over 11% in the first half of 2021, the economic data for July points toward the economy…

After a long period during which inflation has persistently undershot the Federal Reserve’s target, the economy has entered a new phase. Federal Reserve officials have tried to strike…

For Japanese Office Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), the prospects for recovery in 2021 hinge heavily on the economic performances of the…

When Congress was debating the stimulus package enacted in December, there was little support for the idea of $2,000 stimulus checks being pushed by the unlikely alliance…

The best way to characterize the economic outlook for 2021 is that there is good news and bad news. The bad news will come first, in the form of what is likely to be a difficult…

President-elect Joe Biden is preparing to take office at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is gathering force. He also could be the first president since 1988 to begin his first…

Given the enormous uncertainties, both financial and epidemiological, facing families and businesses, the economic recovery that began this spring…

Given the enormous uncertainties, both financial and epidemiological, facing families and businesses, the economic recovery that began this spring is a fragile…

This might not be the best time to be looking for a job in the office technology industry. But then again, maybe it is. It depends on how valuable you…

Starting in this issue, The Cannata Report will be touching base with key industry players throughout the office imaging landscape for updates on how they are doing…

The economic data reveals that the various safety net and stimulus measures adopted so are working to cushion some of the losses in income and employment suffered during…

In addition to presenting difficult challenges with respect to saving lives, the coronavirus is posing economic policymakers with the most difficult decisions since the 2008-2009…

Expressing concern about downside risks from international economic developments, the Federal Reserve cut the fed funds rate three times by a total of 75 basis points in the second…

Beginning in early 2018, the Trump administration implemented a series of tariffs on imported goods from China, which have retaliated in kind. These…