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Holman Executive Brief Selections – NOVEMBER 2025

Below are selected articles representing a small portion of our monthly Executive Brief. If you would like the complete Brief emailed directly to your inbox each month, please sign up here! Rethinking How to Predict Recessions The government shutdown has given those at the…
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Holman Executive Brief Selections – OCTOBER 2025

Below are selected articles representing a small portion of our monthly Executive Brief. If you would like the complete Brief emailed directly to your inbox each month, please sign up here! Still No Freight on Water There were hints that trucking activity might be…
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Holman Executive Brief Selections – SEPTEMBER 2025

Below are selected articles representing a small portion of our monthly Executive Brief. If you would like the complete Brief emailed directly to your inbox each month, please sign up here! Retail Sales Above Expectations Top line retail sales in August surged by 5%…
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The 30-Year US mortgage rate has hit an average of 6.53%, the lowest rate since October of last year. Compared to rates after the Great Recession, these are still higher.

Holman Executive Brief Selections – AUGUST 2025

Below are selected articles representing a small portion of our monthly Executive Brief. If you would like the complete Brief emailed directly to your inbox each month, please sign up here! Long and Short of Consumer Price Index and Tariffs The short answer on…
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More Tariff News - Example Graph of copper prices hit a new all-time high recently; prices are up 34.7% YTD and are up 21.0% Y/Y. Early stockpiling to get ahead of tariff threats (50% hike coming)

Holman Executive Brief Selections – JULY 2025

Below are selected articles representing a small portion of our monthly Executive Brief. If you would like the complete Brief emailed directly to your inbox each month, please sign up here! More Tariff News The tariff threats of 35% on Canada, 50% on Brazil…
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Q2 GDPNow Estimate at 3.4. Evolution of Atlanta Fed GDPNow real GDP estimate for 2025: Q2 Quarterly percentage change (SAAR). From Holman Logistics June 2025 Executive Brief.

Holman Executive Brief Selections – JUNE 2025

Below are selected articles representing a small portion of our monthly Executive Brief. If you would like the complete Brief emailed directly to your inbox each month, please sign up here! Q2 GDPNow Estimate at 3.4% One could make the comment that the rolling…
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