ITR Economics

This week on TrendsTalk, ITR Economist Michael Feuz discusses the potential economic impact of tariffs and highlights three key considerations for business leaders as we move into 2025. Tune in to learn how to best navigate the economic landscape over the coming years!

This week on TrendsTalk, ITR Economist Michael Feuz highlights Canada’s economic outlook for 2025 along with several key indicators and their implications for the economy. Is Canada well-positioned for economic growth in 2025? Tune in to find out!

This week on TrendsTalk, ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain highlights our forecast for the 2030s depression despite the results of the recent US presidential election. How can business leaders make the most of these next few years of economic growth before the 2030s downturn? Tune in to find out!

This week on TrendsTalk, ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain discusses our economic outlook following the 2024 US presidential election. What are the three key factors backing our expectations for economic growth in 2025? Are you doing what you need to ahead of the 2030s depression? Tune in to find out!

This week on TrendsTalk, ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain discusses the latest jobs report from October. How is the tight labor market trending considering the demographic challenges? Tune in as Taylor advises businesses how to prepare for future growth despite the difficult labor situation.

This week on TrendsTalk, ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain discusses how the global economy is performing compared to the US economy, and provides our global economic outlook for 2025. How should you be preparing your business for what is to come next year, and what are the potential challenges that lie ahead? Tune in to this episode to find out!

This week on TrendsTalk, ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain provides an update on commercial construction trends, focusing primarily on the multi-family and nonresidential sectors. What is attributing to the weakness we are expecting in 2025? Tune in to find out!

This week on TrendsTalk, ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain returns to the show and highlights recovery for both US Industrial Production and US Manufacturing. Looking ahead, he reviews the sectors we expect to see economic growth in next year. What should you be doing now to capitalize on the opportunities coming in 2025? Tune in to find out!

This week on TrendsTalk, ITR Economist Michael Feuz highlights the latest US housing trends following the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut in September. How did the 50-basis-point cut impact mortgage rates and refinancing activity, and how should businesses approach the residential construction market over the next few years? Tune in to find out!

This week on TrendsTalk, ITR Economist Michael Feuz analyzes the latest US Domestic Corporate Cash Holdings data, as it is a leading indicator for B2B activity and new orders in numerous industries. With both positive and negative signs, what sort of impact will the data have on your business moving forward? Tune in to find out!

This week on TrendsTalk, ITR Economist Michael Feuz highlights our expectations for business-to-business activity and capital expenditures as 2024 ends and 2025 begins. What sort of impact might the Federal Reserve's recent interest rate cut have on business spending? Tune in to learn more!

This week on TrendsTalk, ITR Economist Michael Feuz discusses recent trends in onshoring, nearshoring, and global trade – along with the drivers behind these trends. Watch now to learn about the available opportunities in US private manufacturing construction being fueled by these onshoring investments.

This week on TrendsTalk, ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain takes a deep dive into inflation data from both producer and consumer perspectives. With higher inflation expected later in the decade, how can you take advantage of the lower borrowing costs in 2024 and 2025? Tune in to learn more!

This week on TrendsTalk, host Taylor St. Germain provides an update on the US housing market. With the data showing some weakness and affordability issues hurting prospective homebuyers, are we expecting to see future growth or weakness in the market? Tune in to find out!

This week on TrendsTalk, ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain analyzes the latest, weaker-than-expected US jobs report and its implications. What should businesses be doing to take advantage of the loosening labor market with economic growth on the horizon? Tune in to find out!

The Biden administration recently made some announcements regarding changes to tariffs. What does this mean from an apolitical, economic standpoint? Catch our unbiased perspective this week on TrendsTalk with ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you don't miss these weekly updates. Free economic updates → https://itreconomics.com/free-economic-updates Tune into TrendsTalk with ITR Economics → https://itreconomics.com/trendstalk ITR Economics Methodology → https://itreconomics.com/methodology

This week on TrendsTalk, ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain discusses recent stock market volatility and current economic weakness but highlights the various growth opportunities of 2024 and beyond.

This week on TrendsTalk, ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain discusses the latest GDP data, highlighting how ITR Economics’ analysis compares to national media coverage. In addition, he calls attention to the divergence between a growing service sector and a contracting industrial sector.

This week on TrendsTalk, ITR Economist Lauren Saidel-Baker reviews the most recent inflation trends and touches on the impact they have on the economy. What might past and present inflation trends say about the future? Tune in to find out!

This week on TrendsTalk, ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain is joined by Independence by Design Founder Ryan Tansom. They discuss Ryan’s exciting new business, the challenges business leaders face both in this decade and in the 2030s, and offer advice for capitalizing on the opportunities, despite those challenges, ahead. https://ryantansom.com/

This week on TrendsTalk, ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain provides an overview of the current state of the labor market. How much can immigration help the labor shortage? How can businesses approve efficiencies? Tune in to find out!

This week on TrendsTalk, we are joined by Strategex Managing Director Jenn Desrosiers to discuss how we can help businesses both make the most of the coming economic growth and prepare for the downturn expected in the 2030s. Manufacturers Alliance webinar - https://www.manufacturersalliance.org/events/navigating-through-changing-global-landscape

This week on TrendsTalk, host Taylor St. Germain takes a deep dive into the current state of residential and commercial construction. What is our outlook for the construction industry moving forward? Where are we expecting growth and where are we expecting weakness? Tune in to TrendsTalk to find out!

This week on TrendsTalk, host Taylor St. Germain provides an overview of the US manufacturing sector and highlights our outlook for the future. What are the latest manufacturing data trends, and how will you overcome the developing labor market challenges? Tune in to find out!

This week on TrendsTalk, host Taylor St. Germain is joined by The Great Game of Business Vice President Steve Baker to share key advice on how to chart a course through today’s economic headwinds with data and a vision for your business.

Catch a special bonus episode of TrendsTalk as Taylor St. Germain is joined by the hosts of the newest ITR Economics show – By the Numbers™️!

This week on TrendsTalk, host Taylor St. Germain revisits ITR Economics’ Retail Sales forecast and puts a spotlight on consumers. How will the positives and negatives consumers face impact Retail Sales this year and into 2025? Tune in to find out!

This week on TrendsTalk, ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain takes a deep dive into the auto market and reviews production, sales, and inventory data. What is our outlook for the auto market over the next few years? Tune in to find out!

This week on TrendsTalk, we are joined by Master Electronics President Riad Nizam to discuss the challenges that COVID-19 presented, how ITR helped provide the business with confidence during that period, and his excitement about the coming years.

This week on TrendsTalk, host Taylor St. Germain discusses the current state of the metal industry. Tune in for insights on growth within the industry and discover how you can build your pricing strategy around steel and aluminum costs.

This week on TrendsTalk, ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain discusses AI technology and explains why embracing and investing in AI now can help your business in the long run.

This week on TrendsTalk, ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain provides an update on the housing market. While interest rates remain a challenge, there is good news for homebuilders and homebuyers moving forward. Tune in to learn more!

ITR Economics Director of Economics Grace Schatz joins host Taylor St. Germain on TrendsTalk this week to discuss the labor market, our US Industrial Production forecast, inflation trends, and more!

How has commercial construction been performing in 2024 so far? Tune in to a new episode of TrendsTalk with host Taylor St. Germain as he provides an overview US Private Nonresidential Construction data and discusses what can be expected for different segments of commercial construction moving forward.

Join us for a new episode of TrendsTalk as host Taylor St. Germain provides an overview of consumer health in relation to our economic outlook for 2024.

Tune in to the latest episode of TrendsTalk as host Taylor St. Germain recaps what has been going on in the news related to Boeing and provides insight into our forecast for the aircraft market.

Are global economies also seeing economic weakness similar to what we are seeing in the US? Join us for a new episode of TrendsTalk as ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain looks at the performance of other economies around the world and discusses the effects of US onshoring initiatives.

Join us for TrendsTalk this week as ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain highlights a few of our favorite Leading Indicators for the US economy in 2024!

ButcherJoseph & Co. Managing Director Alberto Toribio del Pilar joins us on TrendsTalk to discuss the current state of the M&A space. If you are among the many thinking of selling your business ahead of the 2030s depression, see how ITR Economics and our business partners can help you strategize.

ITR Economics has revised its GDP forecast. Tune in to TrendsTalk this week as ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain breaks down the reasons for our revision, the risks to the forecast, and provides insight into the industrial economy.

Join us for this week’s episode of TrendsTalk as ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain discusses our revised US Private Sector Employment forecast and what the labor market will look like moving forward.

Join us for TrendsTalk this week as ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain highlights our 2024 outlook for oil prices as well as the factors that could sway the numbers moving forward.

Chief Outsiders Principal Pete Hayes joins us this week on TrendsTalk to discuss how accurate data can help your business overcome the economic challenges in 2024 and how implementing AI and automation can benefit your marketing strategy.

Join us for TrendsTalk this week as ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain shines a spotlight on the Manufacturing sector and its relationship to our US Industrial Production forecast!

Recent trends in the housing market have raised financial concerns for consumers. Are these trends in housing prices representative of a new normal? Find out in the latest episode of TrendsTalk!

Tune in to the latest episode of TrendsTalk as Jackie Greene, ITR Economics Vice President of Economics, joins us to discuss our economic outlook for 2024 and beyond, including actionable advice that will benefit your business over the next few years.

What is ITR Economics expecting for the US construction industry in 2024? Is your business prepared for the new year? Tune in to a new episode of TrendsTalk as ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain discusses our 2024 outlook for commercial construction markets!

FocusCFO joins us this week to discuss how fractional CFOs can play a crucial role in helping smaller businesses grow! Listen to the full interview with ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain on this week’s episode of TrendsTalk.

Join us for the first episode of TrendsTalk in the new year! ITR Economist Taylor St. Germain reviews 2023 through the lens of three key economic datasets and discusses what is to come in 2024.

Our manufacturing expectations factor heavily into our US Industrial Production forecast. What is going on in manufacturing now, and how will it impact the overall US industrial sector? What should manufacturers be wary about going into 2024? Tune in to the latest episode of TrendsTalk to learn more!