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FAU REPORT: As Supply Chains Expand, Fed Should Lower Interest Rates
– Signals in the supply chain markets suggest that businesses are preparing for increased consumer demand, signaling rising economic activity, according to researchers at Florida Atlantic University and four other schools.
FAU Poll: Hispanics Less Optimistic on Economy Despite Slower Price Growth
Hispanic consumers’ optimism about the economy dropped in the second quarter of 2024, as households struggle with higher prices, according to a poll released by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economic Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI).
Marketing Student Earns Scholarship for AMA Leadership Retreat
Senior marketing student, David S. Rojas represented Florida Atlantic University at the Diversity Leadership Institute retreat, an initiative of the American Marketing Association (AMA), held at the Gies College of Business on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.
FAU Expert: These Banks Are at Higher Risk of a Depositor Run
With many banks having exposure to losses from commercial real estate and unrealized securities losses, more banks are at an increased risk of having a liquidity crisis caused from withdrawals by large uninsured depositors, according to an analysis from a finance expert at Florida Atlantic University.
Data Analysis: Unbooked Losses at Banks Spike in First Quarter of Year
More banks reported unbooked losses over at least half of their capital equity, in response to spiking interest rates placing pressure on the financial system, according to a screener from Rebel Cole, Ph.D., Lynn Eminent Scholar Chaired Professor of Finance in the College of Business at Florida Atlantic University.