All Briefs
2022
-
First 2022 Racial Equity Audit Proposals Successful
March 22 | Merel Spierings, Former Senior Researcher, ESG Center, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Following their success in 2021, the racial equity / civil rights audit shareholder proposal is already gaining much traction in 2022.
-
Fed Projects Hawkishness Amid War, Pandemic Crises
March 16 | Dana M. Peterson, Chief Economist and Leader, Economy, Strategy & Finance Center, The Conference Board | Erik Lundh, Senior Economist, Global, The Conference Board | Comments (0)As expected, the Fed hiked interest rates by 25 basis points today, the first increase since 2018. The real news is the material rise in inflation expectations.
-
High Inflation Limiting Retail Sales Growth
March 16 | Erik Lundh, Senior Economist, Global, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Retail spending in February rose $2.0 billion to $658.1 billion for the month – up 0.3 percent from the previous month and up 17.6 percent from a year earlier.
-
Ukraine Invasion Begins to Impact CPI
March 10 | Erik Lundh, Senior Economist, Global, The Conference Board | Comments (0)This key measure of consumer price inflation is now at the highest rate recorded since January 1982.
-
Strong job growth, tight labor markets
March 04 | Frank Steemers, Former Senior Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Today’s jobs report showed strong job growth in February. While Omicron disruptions are now behind us, severe recruitment and retention difficulties persist.
-
Omicron’s Impact on Spending, Incomes & Inflation Mixed
February 25 | Erik Lundh, Senior Economist, Global, The Conference Board | Comments (0)January Personal Income & Outlays data, released this morning, show an economy grappling with the worst of the Omicron wave.
-
January Retail Sales Rise Despite Omicron
February 16 | Erik Lundh, Senior Economist, Global, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Retail spending in January rose $23.5 billion to $649.8 billion for the month – up 3.8 percent from the previous month and up 13.0 percent from a year earlier.
-
January CPI Rises to 7.5 Percent
February 10 | Erik Lundh, Senior Economist, Global, The Conference Board | Comments (0)This key measure of consumer price inflation is now at the highest rate recorded since 1982.
-
2022 Starts with Strong Job Growth
February 04 | Frank Steemers, Former Senior Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Commentary on today’s U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation Report By Frank Steemers, Senior Economist, The Conference Board
