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Results of the ECB Survey of Professional Forecasters for the second quarter of 2024

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星期四, 四月 18, 2024
Reproduction, Growth, ECB, Unemployment, Real, Frankfurt, SPF, Communication, Food, HICP, GDP, European Central Bank

Headline HICP inflation was expected to decline from 2.4% in 2024 to 2.0% in both 2025 and 2026.

Key Points: 
  • Headline HICP inflation was expected to decline from 2.4% in 2024 to 2.0% in both 2025 and 2026.
  • Expectations for core HICP inflation, which excludes energy and food, were also unchanged for the years from 2024 to 2026.
  • Respondents expected real GDP growth of 0.5% in 2024, 1.4% in 2025 and 1.4% in 2026.
  • Notes
    - The SPF for the second quarter of 2024 was conducted between 18 and 21 March 2024 and 61 responses were received.

Forecast processes and methodologies: results of the 2023 special survey - Survey conducted on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the ECB SPF

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星期四, 四月 18, 2024
Reproduction, NAIRU, European Central Bank, Employment, Climate change, Uncertainty, Tax, PDF, Forecasting, Growth, National Institute Economic Review, Central bank, ECB, Unemployment, Shock, Travel, MRO, SPF, Participation, Bank, Social Research (journal), Policy, Artificial intelligence, Website, HICP, Chart, GDP, Weather, Elasticity, Recreation, Machine learning, Probability, ISSN, Management

Stock market development and familiarity (language and distance) are considered key determinants for home bias.

Key Points: 
  • Stock market development and familiarity (language and distance) are considered key determinants for home bias.
  • The literature neglects however that investors often invest in foreign funds domiciled in financial centers.

The ECB Survey of Professional Forecasters - Second quarter of 2024

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星期四, 四月 18, 2024
Food, Unemployment, HICP, Calendar, Probability, SPF, Growth, GDP, ECB

Stock market development and familiarity (language and distance) are considered key determinants for home bias.

Key Points: 
  • Stock market development and familiarity (language and distance) are considered key determinants for home bias.
  • Second, the explanatory power of plausible home bias determinants is lower than previously documented.

A Slow Rebound for Canada

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星期四, 三月 28, 2024
Conference Board of Canada, Conference, The Conference Board, Growth, Unemployment, Risk, Research, Policy, Housing, Investment, GDP, Retirement, Government

“While Canada should expect a slow recovery this year, momentum will pick up in 2025, with growth forecast to rise by 2.3 per cent.”

Key Points: 
  • “While Canada should expect a slow recovery this year, momentum will pick up in 2025, with growth forecast to rise by 2.3 per cent.”
    Housing markets continue to be a focal point of policy discussions and initiatives across all levels of government.
  • Efforts to address the critical housing supply shortage and affordability challenges are underway, but progress remains hampered by slow policy reforms, labour constraints and high interest rates.
  • The labour market in Canada faces its own challenges, as high interest rates curb economic expansion and labour demand.
  • However, it is uncertain whether these early investments will spark a larger productivity rebound in Canada.

AAFMAA Joins DoD-Led Military Spouse Employment Partnership

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星期三, 三月 27, 2024
Department of Defence, Employment, Unemployment, Partnership, Commerce, Spouse, AAFMAA, State

FT. MYER, Va., March 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association (AAFMAA), the nation’s longest-standing nonprofit financial solutions provider for the military community, today announces a partnership with the Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP), a Department of Defense (DoD) led initiative that connects military spouses with hundreds of partner employers who have committed to recruit, hire, promote and retain military spouses.

Key Points: 
  • FT. MYER, Va., March 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association (AAFMAA), the nation’s longest-standing nonprofit financial solutions provider for the military community, today announces a partnership with the Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP), a Department of Defense (DoD) led initiative that connects military spouses with hundreds of partner employers who have committed to recruit, hire, promote and retain military spouses.
  • “We are thrilled to join MSEP and are committed to increasing employment opportunities for military spouses who have long struggled to maintain steady employment due to the challenges associated with military life.”
    AAFMAA joins over 700 MSEP partners, who have contributed to hiring over 275,000 military spouses.
  • As the DoD website explains, “MSEP, a targeted recruitment and employment solution, creates employment connections that provide companies with direct access to military spouses seeking career opportunities and spouses with direct access to employers who are actively recruiting.” AAFMAA is proud to be leading the effort to enhance spouse employment.
  • AAFMAA is committed to providing military spouses with employment opportunities, in addition to a supportive and flexible work environment.

2024 Abrigo Fraud Survey: 61% of Americans Still Write Checks and Millions Fall Victim to Check Fraud

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星期二, 四月 9, 2024
Security, Generation Z, Generation X, Retail, Artificial Intelligence, Software, Finance, Banking, Consumer, Professional Services, Technology, Public Policy, Government, Fintech, Millennials, Law Enforcement, Emergency Services, Other Retail, Small Business, Training, Education, Social Security, Suspicious activity report, Risk management, Unemployment, COVID-19, Small business, Fraud, United States Postal Service, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, City, Social, Booth, Human, Fear, FTC

Perhaps surprisingly, Gen Z and Millennials self-reported writing more checks than Gen Xers 45 – 54 years old:

Key Points: 
  • Perhaps surprisingly, Gen Z and Millennials self-reported writing more checks than Gen Xers 45 – 54 years old:
    Just over half (51%) of check fraud victims had been targeted two or more times.
  • The survey also found that small business owners more often were victims of financial fraud than others, with 57% reporting they’ve been targeted.
  • They also dealt with more check fraud too: 60% of small businesses experiencing check fraud reported two or more instances.
  • The survey revealed that small businesses have a greater awareness of check fraud technology (66%) than the general population.

Michelle Penczak Makes Inc.'s 2024 Female Founders List

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星期二, 四月 9, 2024
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WILMINGTON, N.C., April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Inc. today announced its seventh annual Female Founders list, honoring a bold group of 250 women whose innovations and ideas are shaping the world into a better place.

Key Points: 
  • Female Founder validates everything I have done in my professional career," said Michelle Penczak, CEO and Co-Founder of Squared Away .
  • The female founders on this year's list are a testament to what triumph over adversity looks like.
  • To see the complete list, go to: https://www.inc.com/female-founders
    After launching in 2018, the Female Founders list is one of Inc.'s most esteemed franchises.
  • Inc. magazine's Female Founders issue (April 2024) will be available online on April 9 at https://www.inc.com/magazine and on newsstands on April 16.

Creative Spirit to Host Annual Fundraising Gala at New York Stock Exchange; Supporting the Twenty Percent of Americans with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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星期二, 四月 9, 2024
CBRE, Infillion, Diageo, Employment, The Ad Club, Culture, New York Stock Exchange, Learning, Unemployment, Single parent, The Pursuit of Happiness, Gala, Havas, VOYA, Disability, ABLE, The, CMO, HUG, Happiness, Creative industries

NEW YORK, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Creative Spirit, the first 501(c)(3) non-profit organization devoted to providing fair-wage jobs and highly-effective coaching for individuals with disabilities, particularly those who are neurodivergent and profoundly unemployed, will host its annual fundraising gala at the iconic New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • The 2024 Gala will be chaired by Laurel Rossi, CRO, Infillion and Chairwoman, Creative Spirit and CRO at Infillion and Trustee Mack McKelvey, CEO, SalientMG.
  • Creative Spirit; and aims to highlight the critical issue of unemployment and sub-minimum wage employment among adults with disabilities, an alarming trend that affects 85% of this demographic.
  • Creative Spirit is on a mission to expand its impact on companies and people with disabilities globally who are still profoundly unemployed.
  • For more information about the gala, press interest and donation opportunities, please visit the Creative Spirit Gala Website .

Aemetis Approved by USCIS for $200 million of EB-5 Investment in Biogas, SAF and Carbon Sequestration Projects

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星期四, 三月 21, 2024
Ethanol, USDA, NCE, Natural gas, Oil, Growth, Authority, Unemployment, EB-5, ATC, Aviation, Biofuel, Carbon, Sugar, CO2, USCIS, JCE, Region, RD, Renewable natural gas, Engineering, RNG, SAF, Renewable energy

Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of $200 million of EB-5 program investment for the Riverbank sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant, the dairy renewable natural gas (RNG) project, the carbon sequestration project, and energy efficiency upgrades to the Keyes ethanol plant.

Key Points: 
  • Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of $200 million of EB-5 program investment for the Riverbank sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant, the dairy renewable natural gas (RNG) project, the carbon sequestration project, and energy efficiency upgrades to the Keyes ethanol plant.
  • The Riverbank plant was recently granted Authority to Construct (ATC) air permits and is designed to produce 78 million gallons per year of SAF for the aviation market.
  • Aemetis has already secured more than $3 billion of contracts to supply airlines with SAF.
  • The Project’s two primary locations are the Aemetis Advanced Fuels Keyes 65 million gallon per year ethanol plant and the Riverbank Industrial Complex.

Subdued Growth Across Canada in 2024

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星期三, 三月 20, 2024
Bank, Conference Board of Canada, Employment, Conference, The Conference Board, Growth, Unemployment, Research, CentrePort Canada, GDP, Bank of Canada, Workforce, Public sector, Aluminium, Snow, Population growth, Renewable energy

Canada’s real GDP growth is forecast to be just 0.6 per cent in 2024, followed by a stronger 2.3 per cent in 2025.

Key Points: 
  • Canada’s real GDP growth is forecast to be just 0.6 per cent in 2024, followed by a stronger 2.3 per cent in 2025.
  • The province’s GDP growth is anticipated to be a modest 0.6 per cent in 2024, followed by 2.3 per cent in 2025.
  • Quebec’s GDP growth is expected to be just 0.3 per cent in 2024 but will rise by 1.7 per cent in 2025.
  • New Brunswick’s economy is forecast to expand a mere 0.2 per cent in 2024 before rebounding to 1.7 per growth cent in 2025.