The UK Met Office has joined calls for above-average levels of 2025 Atlantic hurricane season activity, forecasting 9 hurricanes and 4 major hurricanes as the most likely number to be experienced, citing signals for continued neutral El Niño conditions and vertical wind shear at near to or below-normal levels.It’s the first hurricane forecast of the … Read more
RenaissanceRe, the Bermuda based reinsurance firm and third-party capital specialist, is anticipating that its assets under management (AUM) across its joint-ventures and ILS funds will be “stable to up” over the rest of 2025, while fee income should resume its typical run-rate over the coming quarters.RenaissanceRe (RenRe) had reported that the California wildfire losses earlier … Read more
Now that I’ve shared the 2025 S&P 500 target price forecast, let’s dive into housing price forecasts for 2025. The outlook from housing analysts is positive, with expected gains ranging from -0.4% to 10.8%, and an average of about 3%. The only negative housing price forecast comes from Moody’s, which predicts a slight decline of -0.4% largely … Read more
The 2025 Wall Street S&P 500 forecasts are rolling in, and so far, the outlook is all bullish. I haven’t found a single bearish forecast, which is somewhat worrisome. Most firms project the S&P 500 will close 2025 around 6,500—a solid 8.3% gain from the current ~6,000 level. If 2024 ends as expected, with the … Read more
ABI Research’s Biometrics Technologies and Applications market data report forecasts revenues for biometric hardware devices are set to reach US$9 billion worldwide by 2027. The report noted that alongside strong growth in biometric devices, rising in revenue from US$7 billion in 2022, consumer electronics (smartphone, tablet, wearable) biometric capability will markedly increase in future years. … Read more