Analytics Articles

Holiday Shoppers Started Early

As the calendar quickly moves towards the year-end, the outlook for this year is like no other. Supply-chain bottlenecks, high demand, rising inflation, labor availability, and consumer sentiment have been making the headlines for months, with many wondering what the...

The Surge in Energy Prices: A Temporary or Permanent Shift?

More than any type of commodity, energy has the biggest impact on our daily lives, from switching the lights on in the mornings to driving home in the evenings, from heating or cooling our homes, running factories, schools and hospitals to many industrial operations....

Gauging inflation in USA

CPI and PCE: Two Indicators of Inflation in the U.S. Inflation can be defined as a persistent increase in the overall level of prices of goods and services that households typically purchase. When the prices rise over time the cost of living becomes more expensive....

Will Japan rebound amidst Covid19?

Japan is the world’s third-largest economy with nominal GDP of $5 trillion as of 2020. The Japanese economy was once the world’s second-largest after the United States until 2010 when it was taken over by China.