Weekly News Roundup for February 17, 2017
These are some of the stories we’ve been following this week. Illinois reached a settlement agreement with BNSF Railway Company over the 2015 train derailment near Galena, Illinois. The railroad...
View ArticleLow Housing Supply Continues to Affect Housing Market
Buyers have flooded into the housing market, thanks to a continually low unemployment rate and a strong economy. However, the supply of available homes remains low, and that is putting a strain on the...
View ArticleEconomic Profile: Mexico
With a booming aerospace industry and an economy ranked 15th worldwide and second in Latin America, México has been the basis of foreign investment speculation in 2017. The country also boasts an...
View ArticleEconomic Profile: Canada
As recent U.S. talks of a NAFTA re-negotiation looms over its certainty, Canada does not seem content to sit idle and seeks to determine its own global trade future. And that’s a great thing for...
View ArticleEconomic Profile: Brazil
On the night of March 31, 2017, Brazilian President Michel Temer passed a controversial law. It granted Brazilian companies the right to outsource employees for any job and authorized temporary...
View ArticleEconomic Profile: Malta
Malta is a small island nation in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea with anything but a small economic potential. This strategically located island holds close ties to mainland Europe, North Africa,...
View ArticleEconomic Profile: United Kingdom
The United Kingdom is bracing itself as Article 50 has been triggered, starting a two-year process of exiting the European Union. In this time of uncertainty, almost half of European businesses with...
View ArticleGreenfield Attends Legislative Committee on Economic Development and...
Nawaf Alfaouri, Economic Development Specialist at Greenfield Advisors, was invited as a local economic leader to meet with foreign consulates and the Legislative Committee on Economic Development and...
View ArticleSeattle’s Minimum Wage Increase an Ongoing Experiment
When the Seattle City Council voted three years ago to raise the city’s minimum wage, analysts on both sides of the debate weighed in, predicting either a stronger economy or the loss of low-income...
View ArticleGreenfield Attends China Business Risk and Investment Briefing
As renegotiations of The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) cast a shadow of doubt on the USA’s trading future, many countries are eyeing China for its gains in international trade; where the...
View ArticleManhattan and San Francisco Again Top List of Most Expensive Cities
Manhattan and San Francisco continue to be the most expensive cities in which to live, according to the most recent Cost of Living Index. The index, produced by the Council for Community and Economic...
View ArticleWeekly News Roundup for October 6, 2017
Here are some of the stories we’ve been following this week. Two U.S. senators are expected to introduce a bill that would ban the use of eminent domain to acquire property for the purpose of...
View ArticleBrexit’s Effects Felt Throughout the UK
Sixteen months after the United Kingdom voted in favor of a referendum to exit the European Union, the ripples caused by that decision continue to be felt in ways that voters may not have expected. In...
View ArticleHousing Market Looks to Finish 2017 on a High Note
The housing market has had a good year, and the latest numbers show that 2017 could close out on a high note. Existing home sales jumped more than five percent last month, reaching levels not seen in...
View ArticleExisting Home Sales in 2017 Best in Over a Decade
Existing home sales might have dipped in December, but they grew overall in 2017 over 2016. December’s existing sales were down 3.6 percent from the previous month. However, the drop wasn’t enough to...
View ArticleWeekly News Roundup for March 9, 2018
Here are some of the stories we’ve been following this week. An Alabama man filed a lawsuit against a local landfill, alleging that the landfill’s poor construction is allowing sediment to flow onto...
View ArticleUnemployment is Down, But Wage Growth Stagnant
The most recent jobless numbers are breaking records. April’s unemployment rate of 3.9 percent was the lowest economists have seen since 2000. While the number is a cause for celebration, it’s not the...
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Economic Profile: United Kingdom
Nawaf Alfaouri, Economic Development Specialist at Greenfield Advisors, and Robin Twyman, Consul of Government and Business Affairs of the United Kingdom, discussed investments and Brexit. The United...
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