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Middle market outlook: Key economic themes for 2024

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 | 1 p.m. ET

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Join RSM Chief Economist Joe Brusuelas and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President Neil Bradley as they discuss the current economic climate, including rising U.S. productivity, and the outlook for inflation and hiring.

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Middle market outlook: Key economic themes for 2024

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024 | 1 p.m. ET

The U.S. economy decisively enters the post-pandemic era, outperforming its global peers and competitors. The recent upturn in productivity and full employment implies good and great things to come for the American economy.
Joe Brusuelas , RSM Chief Economist

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Middle market outlook: Key economic themes for 2024

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2023 RSM US Middle Market Business Index Special Report: Funding

Rising real interest rates are pushing up the cost of commercial and industrial loans, making it harder for
middle market firms to meet payroll and finance their expansion, according to findings in the third-quarter
RSM US Middle Market Business Index survey.

Find out how businesses are coping with the higher cost of capital in our special report.

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The Real Economy Blog was developed to provide timely economic insights about the middle market economy. It is offered as a complement to RSM’s macroeconomic thought leadership, including The Real Economy monthly publication and the proprietary RSM US Middle Market Business Index (MMBI).

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Middle market organizations, which make up the “real economy,” are too big to be small and too small to be big. They have distinct challenges and opportunities around resources, labor, technology, innovation, regulation and more.