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RSM US Middle Market Business Index
The Q4 MMBI eased modestly to 127.5. Readings on the economy, revenues, net earnings and hiring remained essentially unchanged.
The Q4 MMBI eased modestly to 127.5. Readings on the economy, revenues, net earnings and hiring remained essentially unchanged.
To be successful, middle market organizations need to start thinking about how to further operationalize their collaboration.
The RSM US Middle Market Business Index registered 121.2 in December, down only modestly from 123 in November.
We examine the current aid package, racial equity, wages, the vaccine and senior housing, manufacturing and trade, and remote work trends.
Until a significant amount of the population is vaccinated, widespread remote work will continue to be a standard practice for businesses.
A critical conversation is needed in corporate America to address the racial wealth gap and inequity embedded in the U.S. economy.
A coronavirus vaccine cannot come soon enough for the operators of facilities that house the nation’s elderly.
The economic distortions of the pandemic are becoming increasingly evident in the divergent fortunes of U.S. workers.
Aid package will bolster U.S. growth conditions in the first half of 2021, likely preventing another economic downturn previously implied.
November displayed the forward-looking nature of markets as global equities reacted positively that a vaccine may be distributed in 2021.
The MMBI eased to 123.6 in November from 126.7 in October, reflecting stout middle market business conditions.
After the US presidential election and looking ahead to a new year, most companies are still wondering when the world will return to normal.
Middle market companies have deployed a variety of technology strategies to respond to the pandemic’s impact on their businesses.
If health care providers can’t support the receipt of pandemic relief funds, there will be significant questions about their sustainability.
Although some cities and states have imposed higher minimum wages, the federal minimum wage has not kept up with the times.
The Treasury Department is not extending nine of the 13 liquidity and lending programs aimed at easing the effects of the pandemic.
The possibility of 500 million vaccine doses produced domestically for distribution in 2021 carries potential impaired economic activity.
We examine economic outlook, pandemic-era lending programs, minimum wage, health care provider funding and middle market technology trends.
A rebound in U.S. manufacturing sentiment to the pre-trade war levels of summer 2018 implies that the economy is moving toward recovery.
A confluence of trends linked to the pandemic has driven the price of used automobiles up by the quickest monthly gain since 1969.