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China Stimulus: View From the Sidelines
In line with other nations targeting fiscal policy to kickstart economic growth, China has plans to cut interest rates by the close of October 2024....
Economic Outlook
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Chemicals Plant Closures White Paper: A Decade of Decimation?
When plants producing feedstocks for intermediates and end products idle—or shut down completely—during economic downturns, the impacts are not...
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Economic Conditions Remain Unchanged, How Does This Impact the Forest Products Industry?
With economic conditions showing little variation, the forest products industry finds itself at a crucial juncture due to global conflicts and...
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2023 Recap: SYP KD Lumber Prices Fall to 2019 Lows as Economy Slumps
As 2023 finishes out, SYP KD lumber prices have steadily fallen to levels not seen since 2019. With economic factors showing a potential recession on...
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Economic Contraction Slows, but Remainder of 2023 Brings Uncertainty
Economic conditions have inched up in several key indicators. But global conflicts and persistent inflation position us on the brink of recessionary...
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Manufacturing and Industrial Production Show Very Slight Increases
Recession still looms over the economy. But a few small upticks in economic indicators show some life as we move into the 4th quarter of 2023.
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SYP Lumber Prices Fall to Lowest Level This Year
Reported SYP KD lumber prices have dropped to the lowest level so far this year. According to ResourceWise data, the price dipped just under...
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The Verdict’s Out: We’re in the Starting Phase of a Recession
Ongoing debate continues among economists as to whether we’re actually seeing a “true” recession. Some analysts split hairs as to how we define a...
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SYP Lumber Prices Steady as Housing and Manufacturing Improve
SYP lumber prices have held somewhat steady across 2023 thus far. Price variance is far below the meteoric rises and falls of 2022 and 2021. Some...
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Further Declines in Manufacturing Will Impact Forestry
As a result of late-March revisions modifying the entire historical sweep of affected data series, total industrial production (IP) was reported as...