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Navigating U.S. Labor Market Uncertainty for Economic Stability
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine In the wake of significant interest rate increases, the economic outlook includes high uncertainty. This is true across economies globally, but it is especially true in the United States, where the Fed has worked hard […]
Economic Outlook Hinges on Inflation
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine Everything hinges on inflation The Fed has a dual mandate to keep the economy at full employment and prices low and stable. While jobs were strong in 2022, inflation has been worryingly high. At the […]
Economic, Inflation and Material Handling Outlook for 2023
A year of shifting forces The year ahead is one of significant risk but also opportunity. While backlogs of unfilled orders have been a hindrance to revenue since mid-2020, those same backlogs could help keep manufacturing and material handling activity […]
The Economy of What Lingers: Inflation, Debt and COVID
The outbreak of the COVID pandemic has created chaos over the past two years. But some of the after-effects continue to linger for the economy. High inflation, high sovereign debt levels, and endemic COVID cases and variant disruptions have remained […]
Industry Focus Q2 2021: Retail
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine One of the first casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic was in-person shopping. With mandatory shutdowns of non-essential retail and customers fearful about being in public, necessities moved to e-commerce. As the pandemic lingered, it shifted […]
Can We Conquer Semiconductor Constraints?
There’s a tough road ahead for U.S. firms trying to diversify away from Taiwan chipmakers. According to a recent article from CNBC, Asian countries produce more than 70% of global semiconductors and U.S. tech firms rely on Taiwanese contract manufactures […]