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]]> 983863 Fed economist: Higher-than-target inflation will remain until 2025 – theleadernews.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/fed-economist-higher-than-target-inflation-will-remain-until-2025-theleadernews-com-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fed-economist-higher-than-target-inflation-will-remain-until-2025-theleadernews-com-2 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 21:46:25 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=20e72c904525efbbc943742b2fa31e7d ... Texas on Jan. 9. (Photo by Ken Fountain). Thompson -2 (1) ... Although this event happened in Sugar Land, it is relevant to the greater Houston area.

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]]> 713706 Fed economist: Higher-than-target inflation will remain until 2025 – theleadernews.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/fed-economist-higher-than-target-inflation-will-remain-until-2025-theleadernews-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fed-economist-higher-than-target-inflation-will-remain-until-2025-theleadernews-com Mon, 15 Jan 2024 21:46:25 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a9900f741ca78cdcf57d3c754e038eb2 ... Sugar Land on Jan. 9. "The energy industry outlook is, for a lack of a better word, boring," Thompson said, discussing one of the primary ...

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]]> 713684 Fed economist: Higher-than-target inflation will remain until 2025 | Business & Real Estate https://houstonnewmedia.org/fed-economist-higher-than-target-inflation-will-remain-until-2025-business-real-estate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fed-economist-higher-than-target-inflation-will-remain-until-2025-business-real-estate Fri, 12 Jan 2024 20:06:22 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=00a93688aab4529e7e1ab546d9004136 ... Sugar Land on January 9. "The energy industry outlook is, for a lack of a better word, boring," Thompson said, discussing one of the primary ...

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]]> 712367 THE ECONOMIST: Around the state – Odessa American https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-economist-around-the-state-odessa-american/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-economist-around-the-state-odessa-american Sun, 25 Dec 2022 00:27:16 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=974b145370341b24b3c21a3bb5cac6cb Our latest projections indicate that both large and small Texas ... The resilient Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land MSA economy is expected to see ...

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]]> 502707 GHP economist: Here’s how various recession scenarios could affect job growth in Houston https://houstonnewmedia.org/ghp-economist-heres-how-various-recession-scenarios-could-affect-job-growth-in-houston-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ghp-economist-heres-how-various-recession-scenarios-could-affect-job-growth-in-houston-2 Mon, 12 Dec 2022 14:59:21 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e04c595dc520bb922b34473e0b4299fa Developer plans to repurpose Sugar Land's Imperial Sugar property into walkable, mixed-use district · Restaurant Roundup: Tim Hortons, ...

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]]> 492119 The Economist: Long-term economic forecast for Texas Metropolitan areas | San Marcos Record https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-economist-long-term-economic-forecast-for-texas-metropolitan-areas-san-marcos-record/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-economist-long-term-economic-forecast-for-texas-metropolitan-areas-san-marcos-record Wed, 29 Dec 2021 21:55:25 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=5c1b642fa96c6d59cd3c2da6d3575605 The post The Economist: Long-term economic forecast for <b>Texas</b> Metropolitan areas | San Marcos Record appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

]]> 226371 The Economist: Coming back!! | San Marcos Record https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-economist-coming-back-san-marcos-record/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-economist-coming-back-san-marcos-record Wed, 01 Dec 2021 23:20:25 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c2f0c64dd5667855c6fad2cca858cda3 The post The Economist: Coming back!! | San Marcos Record appeared first on HoustonNewMedia.org.

]]> 211076 For homebuilders, everything’s coming up Houston, economist says https://houstonnewmedia.org/for-homebuilders-everythings-coming-up-houston-economist-says/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=for-homebuilders-everythings-coming-up-houston-economist-says Fri, 11 Jun 2021 19:14:30 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=1ee33c0e4b0e5f5692c64a5d8e81e7e6 Elliot Eisenberg, the former senior economist with the National Association of Home Builders in Washington, D.C., said virtually every economic metric shows that the Bayou City is poised for success for the foreseeable future.

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]]> 133938 Houston economist: February jobs data collection likely hampered by winter storm https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-economist-february-jobs-data-collection-likely-hampered-by-winter-storm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-economist-february-jobs-data-collection-likely-hampered-by-winter-storm Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:58:50 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a968850301dccb4caf48dbfbdd229abc The Texas Workforce Commission will release March job growth estimates and revisions to February's data on Friday, April 16.

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]]> 118622 Houston economist: These sectors could see notable job losses this year https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-economist-these-sectors-could-see-notable-job-losses-this-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-economist-these-sectors-could-see-notable-job-losses-this-year Mon, 20 Apr 2020 22:59:05 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ddfa8706b89c68cf6b898060755daed4 The Covid-19 pandemic will have outsized effects on some of Houston's largest industries, according to the GHP's chief economist.

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]]> 37306 PODCAST: Texas economist Ray Perryman on where the economy could land after pandemic, energy collapse https://houstonnewmedia.org/podcast-texas-economist-ray-perryman-on-where-the-economy-could-land-after-pandemic-energy-collapse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podcast-texas-economist-ray-perryman-on-where-the-economy-could-land-after-pandemic-energy-collapse Thu, 16 Apr 2020 18:31:37 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a41e228a8b1dcda48a6b39ef3d6a214b For some perspective on the potential aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic effects on Texas, the Dallas Business Journal talked to economist Ray Perryman for our statewide Texas Business Minds podcast.

Perryman, president and CEO of Th...

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]]> 36194 Federal Reserve economist: 47M could lose jobs in Q2 due to virus https://houstonnewmedia.org/federal-reserve-economist-47m-could-lose-jobs-in-q2-due-to-virus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=federal-reserve-economist-47m-could-lose-jobs-in-q2-due-to-virus Wed, 01 Apr 2020 13:23:39 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a8277be487f313223093761e831f3b87 Job losses in the U.S. from the coronavirus could reach 47 million in the second quarter, with an unemployment rate of 32 percent, according to an analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

“These are very large numbers by historical standards...

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]]> 31643 BBVA chief economist predicts 2020 recession, Houston energy industry woes https://houstonnewmedia.org/bbva-chief-economist-predicts-2020-recession-houston-energy-industry-woes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bbva-chief-economist-predicts-2020-recession-houston-energy-industry-woes Tue, 31 Mar 2020 11:00:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b895bbcf0efe529864c2281a2e71512f The travel, transportation, lodging, restaurant and energy industries have all been affected by the slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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]]> 31287 Houston economist doubles energy job-loss forecast after stock market, oil price plunge https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-economist-doubles-energy-job-loss-forecast-after-stock-market-oil-price-plunge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-economist-doubles-energy-job-loss-forecast-after-stock-market-oil-price-plunge Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:34:45 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a9316bee6822ac419f582c4f22f509d9 Houston energy companies are already announcing spending cuts in response to the low price of oil.

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]]> 24881 Economist: Improve Texas schools to keep corporations rolling in https://houstonnewmedia.org/economist-improve-texas-schools-to-keep-corporations-rolling-in/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=economist-improve-texas-schools-to-keep-corporations-rolling-in Mon, 25 Nov 2019 14:04:34 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=7fdabb85f25303f917e183af759b7c43 Improving the education system and workforce in Texas are critical to the state’s ability to continue to lure companies, leading economists told business leaders in Dallas earlier this month.

Texas has won Site Selection magazine’s Governor’s Cup for ...

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