Tag: government

Hong Kong MPF on course for best return in 4 years this year; outlook ‘positive’ for 2025

MarketDecember 26, 2024

The Mandatory Provident Fund is on course to report its best performance in four years in 2024, while most analysts believe next year's performance will remain on a positive trajectory. As...

IRCTC shares dip over 1% as website, app face outage

StocksDecember 26, 2024

Shares of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) fell by 1.4% to a low of Rs 778.80 on the BSE after reports of a major outage on its e-ticketing platform.The passengers took to social...

Local Market Monitor’s National Economic Outlook for December ’24

RealestateDecember 24, 2024

Local Market Monitor, a National REIA preferred vendor, recently released their monthly National Economic Outlook where they share their thoughts on developments taking...

Inflation Up 2.7% Year-Over-year

RealestateDecember 16, 2024

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3% in November, 2024. ...

Unemployment Rate 4.2% in November

RealestateDecember 10, 2024

According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 227k in November, 2024 with the...

U.S. Construction Spending Up Slightly

RealestateDecember 9, 2024

The U.S. government is reporting that total construction spending in October, 2024 was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,174 billion, which...

Corporate Transparency Act Ruled Unconstitutional

RealestateDecember 5, 2024

The National Law Review is reporting that on December 3rd, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted a...

U.S. Government’s Income and Expenditures

RealestateNovember 22, 2024

The Visual Capitalist reminds us that the U.S. government faced one of its largest budget deficits ever in fiscal year 2024, due to...

Does Your State Have an Estate or Inheritance Tax – 2024

RealestateNovember 21, 2024

We have covered this issue over the past several years and it’s interesting to see how it has changed. The old axiom about...

FinCEN Renews its Real Estate Geographic Targeting Orders

RealestateOctober 30, 2024

The American Land Title Association (ALTA) is reporting that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in mid-October renewed its Geographic Targeting Orders (GTO)...