Economy/Ecommerce
2020 New Orders
The value of manufacturers’ new orders across multiple industries, updated monthly.
Economist’s View: Rise to the Challenge
In highly uncertain conditions, maintaining a “core of humble open-mindedness” is the way to go, according to economist Hugh Kelly.
Economist’s View: The Butterfly Recovery Has Begun
The U.S. economy’s path toward recovery is bound to involve several stops, detours and starts along the way.
Economist’s View: Look Before You Leap
A wait-and-see attitude is the prudent approach when making investment decisions in the age of COVID-19, according to economist Hugh F. Kelly.
The COVID-19 Economy: Beyond the Tipping Point
The pandemic is exacerbating long-overlooked economic weaknesses. Hugh Kelly sketches a map of the difficult road ahead.
Economist View: What Price Is Too High to Pay?
In a short time, the U.S. economy and the commercial real estate industry has been set up to fall very far, according to Dr. Peter Linneman.
2019 New Orders
The value of manufacturers’ new orders across multiple industries, updated monthly.
Economist’s View: Investment Is About Expected Returns
A drop-off in business confidence is an indicator of an uncertain future, notes economist Hugh F. Kelly.
Get Ready for CRE’s ‘New Normal’
According to economist Hugh Kelly, there are reasons to believe the U.S. economy is already shifting into “an altered state that will require significant adjustments to conventional expectations for commercial property.”
Why the Yield Curve Is Not the Bellwether It Used to Be
The entire government debt market is so manipulated by the Fed and major foreign governments that the yield curve no longer says much about market beliefs, according to Dr. Peter Linneman.