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Wonder what to expect for our industry in the coming year? Read "The Year Ahead: 7 Forces Shaping Equipment Finance and the U.S. Economy in 2025" in the new issue of ELFA's magazine out today! Jeff Jensen and Mariah Coughlin of Keybridge Research share seven predictions and expected trends that will shape the equipment finance industry and the economy. For all the latest news from ELFA and the industry, get the Jan/Feb issue. https://lnkd.in/eTQaskVi #equipmentfinance #2025outlook #economicoutlook

Haven't registered for #Emergence2024 yet??You will not want to miss our Economic Update presentation from Mariah Coughlin, Senior Economist from Keybridge.?Says Kelby Spring,?“I have attended this session the past two years and it is always relevant and informative, and looking forward to it this year given the current economic landscape.” ? This presentation will provide the latest industry-relevant economic data and summarize the key headwinds, tailwinds, and factors to watch in the U.S. economy, including the state of the U.S. consumer, Fed policy, recession risks, and unpacking “greedflation” (i.e., the impact of corporate profits on inflation). ? Emergence will be held July 11th-12th in downtown Philadelphia.?Learn more and register now at?https://lnkd.in/gMyUMHRK ? Look forward to seeing you there!

Leading economic experts Mark Zandi, Chief Economist at Moody's; Robert F. Wescott, Founder and President of Keybridge; and Amy Crews Cutts, President at AC Cutts and Associates, answered a few audience questions from our latest Market Pulse #webinar. Check out the #insights in this newsroom article: https://bit.ly/3z0VJGS

NOTABLE ????: The trucks vertical in June's Foundation- Keybridge Equipment & Software Investment Momentum Monitor is showing SOLID improvement, with annual investment growth looking up over the next six months. Learn more about how the other 11 equipment verticals are doing by downloading the full report today! https://lnkd.in/eu6xB8Z

Join us on June 13 for a discussion with Amy Tatelbaum, MNSP, Global Nutrition Manager at McDonald's, and Brendan Fitzpatrick, Vice President at Keybridge, as they share international case studies and lessons learned from implementing and evaluating the Global Happy Meal Goals in fulfillment of McDonald's most recent commitment with Healthier Generation. Attendees will get a behind-the-scenes look at the process of implementing the Global Happy Meal Goals in a variety of international markets. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eeSA4yYs Can’t attend live??Register?to receive the recording!?

Looking at key economic data and not sure what to make of it? MSCI can help. Join us in two weeks for our?FREE Keybridge Quarterly Economic Update, which is set for June 11, 2024 at 11 a.m.-12 p.m. CT There will be a lot to decipher: recent jobs numbers should get the Fed thinking about lower rates, but prices are still rising. Indeed, Fed Chair Jerome Powell has stressed he needs to see?unequivocal evidence?that inflation has tamed before he lowers rates. Is that evidence there yet? Keybridge's Rob Wescott will unpack all of this and more on this free webinar, which is open to all employees at MSCI member companies. Keybridge helps decisionmakers make data-driven choices that improve their bottom lines. Wescott has more than 30 years of experience working on macroeconomic, financial, and public policy issues. He has served on the White House National Economic Council and as chief economist for the President’s Council of Economic Advisers. Register now: https://lnkd.in/egsW_9NU #economist #economicgrowth #inflation #interestrates #industrialmetals #MetalMatters

MSCI continues to develop virtual content for members, including a series of free, one-hour virtual webinars. These events can be accessed by all member company employees no matter where they are in the world or the title they hold in their company. Replays are archived on our website and can be viewed whenever members have time to watch them. Upcoming events include: - June 4, 2024, 12:30 p.m. CT:?CEO Huddle discussion featuring Russel Metals, Inc. Director, President, and CEO John G. Reid and Steel Dynamics, Inc. President and CEO Mark D. Millett. - June 4, 2024, 4 p.m. CT,:?In a free webinar,?Bulwark?columnist A.B. Stoddard will provide a nonpartisan perspective of the U.S. political landscape and the upcoming 2024 election. - June 11, 2024, 11 a.m. CT:?Wondering where industrial metals markets are headed? Whether inflation, interest rates, and employment will rise or fall in the coming months? Then join MSCI’s quarterly webinar with Keybridge Research President Dr. Robert Wescott, which will update members on the economic developments that affect the industrial metals sector. - August 13, 2024, 9 a.m. CT:?CEO Huddle discussion featuring Gerdau Long Steel North America President Chia Wang and SPS Companies CEO Matthew Crocker. - September 26, 2024, 11 a.m. CT:?CEO Huddle discussion featuring A.M. Castle & Co. CEO Dan Stoettner and Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc President and CEO Christopher Zimmer. -?October 17, 2024, 9 a.m. CT:?CEO Huddle discussion featuring Ryerson President and CEO Eddie Lehner and North American Stainless President and CEO Cristobal Fuentes. Find information about all our events and on-demand webinars?here: https://lnkd.in/eKjjswni #industrialmetals #MetalMatters #MembershipMatters #freewebinars

As we learned in our debut “Competitiveness Conversation Across America” from Tennessee Valley Authority CEO Jeff Lyash, it took America ~100 years to build its electricity system. However, the country now faces an unprecedented challenge & opportunity: how will we expand & modernize that system in less than two decades to meet skyrocketing energy demand & fuel U.S. innovation? Check out the stark challenge in a special insight from the Council on Competitiveness & Keybridge here: https://lnkd.in/eU6Dmfic ?

NEW RELEASE ?? : This was a big week for Foundation research! In addition to the releases of the Q2 update to the Economic Outlook and the Monthly Confidence Index, the Foundation-Keybridge Equipment & Software Investment Momentum Monitor for April is now available. Find out which of 12 equipment verticals are expanding, peaking, weakening or emerging.?Access the full, FREE report for detailed information on investment trends for each vertical over the next 3-6 months. https://bit.ly/ELFFMoMo #equipmentfinance #investment #equipment

NEW RELEASE ??: The Foundation's 2024 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook Q2 update forecasts 2.2% growth in equipment and software investment, and 2.3% growth in GDP this year. Prepared by Keybridge, this comprehensive report shows that the U.S. economy continues to expand at a healthy clip, driven by strong consumer spending and a resilient labor market. Download your free copy! https://bit.ly/ELFFEO #equipmentfinance #businessinvestment #equipment #research