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Insight Thanksgiving Digest 2022

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By FactSet Insight  |  November 24, 2022

On FactSet Insight, we strive to produce high-quality macroeconomic trend analysis and thought leadership on a daily basis. Today, we've selected five of our best stories this year. They have demonstrated their popularity with consistent traffic and shares.

Polar Bears: Bullish or Bearish Outlook?

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We first summarize some facts about polar bears and their ecosystems to develop a sense of how key variables could impact them in the future. We then examine how populations have changed in the past 30 years; in fact, polar bear populations have been holding their own if not improving over the past several years due to reduced hunting and improved conservation efforts. Looking ahead, we offer some “bull” and “bear” factors that may be important for polar bear population trajectories over the next few decades. Read more.

Identifying the Inflation Reduction Act's Energy Communities

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In upcoming Insights, we will focus on one of those adders that provides projects an additional 10% credit: energy communities. We will also discuss where these energy communities are, what projects are already proposed there, and how they will evolve in the future. However, today’s Energy Market Insight will focus on identifying energy communities that are created by coal-fired unit retirements. Read more.

Optimal Fixed Income Asset Allocation Over Economic and Monetary Policy Regimes

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Here we focus explicitly on FI markets and examine historical market dynamics to uncover evidence for U.S. core fixed income assets economic-regime dependence. We use this evidence to draw conclusions about optimal fixed income asset allocation within core U.S. markets over economic and policy cycles. Read more.

Popularity of APIs in the Financial Industry

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Financial investors are transforming the way they acquire data and today’s modern world depends on APIs. APIs are a way to share abstracted data and display it as needed, securelyCloudflareone of the world’s largest content delivery network and DDoS mitigation company, states that “during the first week of December 2021, API calls represented 54% of total requests, up from 52% during the first week of February 2021.Read more.

The “E” in ESG: 10 Trends to Watch

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Carbon in our global system is an incredibly complex, interrelated topic. But climate understanding is evolving quickly, the discussion is broadening, and the risks are becoming better understood. More and more firms are making efforts and plans to reduce their carbon footprints in the years ahead. Will it be enough to meet 2050 goals? Read more.

 

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