Complacency has long been the enemy of success in business. It causes the best of us to lose focus, stop listening and learning, develop a false sense of entitlement, and, worst of all,...
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Complacency has long been the enemy of success in business. It causes the best of us to lose focus, stop listening and learning, develop a false sense of entitlement, and, worst of all,...
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The Chinese industrial economy is in a negative cyclical trend. China Industrial Production, ITR’s benchmark for economic activity in the country, was 6.3% above the year-ago level for the...
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During a recent interview for a podcast, I made the casual comment that "economic growth is all about people." The more people there are, the more products and services they consume,...
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ITR Economics expects macroeconomic business-cycle decline in the US in 2019. That means a period of slowing economic growth is ahead, with many market sectors likely to present fewer...
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A valuable self-assessment tool, benchmarking provides firms a barometer of their performance relative to their markets or peers. At ITR Economics, we often help businesses with this...
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Uncertainty and volatility are the prevailing challenges that business leaders confront today. The critical questions facing businesses are: “What will be the overall health and vibrancy of...
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