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C&I Loans Fall to an 8-Month Low
In PMA’s Winter 2020 Market Outlook, we summarized banking industry data conducted in 2019. Our goal was to identify bank data providing the strongest leading indicators of a recession.
by Laura Fox
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Initial Unemployment Claims Soar
A record 6.6 million workers applied for unemployment benefits in the week of March 22-28, a level nearly 10 times greater than the peak level of claims reported in 2009 during the Great Recession.
by Laura Fox 