As we look back on the first half of 2024, a review of the Census Bureau Index of Economic Activity YTD indicates that, as predicted, we are an economy in…
The electrification of the economy, a transition aimed at reducing dependency on fossil fuels and mitigating the impacts of climate change, presents new opportunities for the electrical community. Electrification brings…
The electrification of the economy, a transition aimed at reducing dependency on fossil fuels and mitigating the impacts of climate change, presents new opportunities for the electrical community. However, electrification…
By Kevin Coleman ~ March, 2024 Anecdotal results from the latest Pulse of Lighting report, a quarterly survey of electrical industry professionals (distributors, agent representatives, manufacturers), cites switchgear delays as one of…
With the recent FED decision to hold up interest rates, I wanted to share how interest rates play a pivotal role in shaping the prices of goods and services in…
DISC’s forecast for 2023 predicted a mild recession with FED interest rate hikes acting as economic brakes and curbing inflation. However, expectations were proven wrong with the American economy demonstrating…
Sales budgeting, forecasting, and market planning are crucial components of any organization’s overall success. Each plays a significant role in determining a company’s direction, revenue projections, resource allocations, and overall…
Black swan events are rare and unpredictable happenings that have a severe impact on various systems, including economies. Coined by former options trader Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his 2007 book…
Christian Sokoll Copper is the metal of electrification. Looking into copper’s outlook, here at DISC we see a long-term supply problem coupled by ample and sustained opportunity for the electrical…
We are in unusual economic times. There are indicators of a brewing recession with declining total GDP output, a common marker of recession. However, other indicators are moving in a…
During a press release for findings issued on January 24th, 2020, as follows: Commerce Finds Dumping of Imports of Fabricated Structural Steel from Canada, China, and Mexico, and Countervailable Subsidization…
Forecasting is crucial to the human condition. From stocking the family pantry for the week to estimating the time it takes to get to work. It is in our nature…
Trying to understand the economic and social impact following the COVID-19 pandemic is not an easy task – Impossible is a more appropriate term. The media coverage and political environment…
