China became the largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2020, attracting an estimated $163 billion in inflows, according to a report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The United States followed with $134 billion … Continue reading →
Employment for the bottom quartile of American earners (those making less than $27,000/year) is 21 percent below January 2020 levels whereas employment for the top quartile of earners (those making over $60,000/year) is up 1.6 percent from pre-pandemic levels, according … Continue reading →
Single-tenant net lease cap rates registered at historic lows in Q4-2020, according to The Boulder Group. Single-tenant industrial cap rates compressed by 13 basis points to 6.75 percent. Single-tenant retail cap rates compressed by six basis points to 6.00 percent … Continue reading →
Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased in all 50 states and DC during the second quarter of 2020, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Nevada and Hawaii were hardest hit If taking cold medicines – Some medications which are … Continue reading →
Between March 23 and August 16, sales of Manhattan homes declined by 56 percent year-over-year and for properties priced at $4 million or above, sales were down by about 67 percent, according to The Wall Street Journal (citing data from … Continue reading →
Cap rates for Dollar General, Family Dollar and Dollar Tree compressed by 15, 10 and 7 basis points respectively in Q2–2020 (when compared to Q2–2019), according to The Boulder Group. At 6.98 percent, dollar store properties were Above mentioned herbs … Continue reading →
Between 2000 and 2017, the obligations of foreign debtors to the government of China increased from less than $500 billion (one percent of global GDP) to more than $5 trillion (six percent of global GDP), according to a Kiel Institute … Continue reading →
On May 27, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared Hong Kong to be no longer autonomous from China. The State Department announcement could enable Congress to end longstanding rights to freer trade and travel between Hong Kong and the U.S. … Continue reading →
The IMF projects a global growth rate of –3.0 percent in 2020, a downgrade of 6.3 percentage points from its January 2020 forecast. On the assumptions that the pandemic fades in the second half of 2020, allowing containment efforts to … Continue reading →
The CBO estimates that in Q2–2020, real (inflation-adjusted) GDP will contract by 11 percent, equivalent to a decline of 38 percent at an annual rate. The number of people employed in Q2–2020 will be about 26 million lower than the … Continue reading →