Economy

Bottom Line Up Front: As 2025 brings even more commodity volatility—with copper up 25% year-over-year and lithium prices experiencing 40% swings—the winners are those building...

Bottom Line Up Front: Fed Chair Powell's Jackson Hole speech signals a fundamental shift that will reshape equipment financing dynamics over the next 18 months....

Bottom Line Up Front: Equipment financing decisions over $500,000 follow predictable psychological patterns that smart lenders can leverage to improve approval rates, reduce decision timelines,...

Bottom Line Up Front: After the full implementation of Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) methodology across all entities by December 15, 2023, equipment finance companies...

Construction equipment financing has operated on predictable seasonal patterns for decades. Spring equipment orders, summer delivery peaks, and winter planning cycles shaped everything from inventory...

For decades, equipment finance has been the quiet workhorse of the private credit market. It delivers consistent returns, low loss ratios, and predictable portfolio performance....

Bottom Line Up Front: While the One Big Beautiful Bill Act creates substantial tax benefits for equipment purchases, headwinds may limit actual market impact. The...

Bottom Line Up Front: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act's expansion of Section 179 from $1M to $2.5M, combined with new multi-entity provisions and permanent...

Bottom Line Up Front: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act's temporary return to EBITDA-based interest deduction calculations (2025-2029) fundamentally impacts equipment financing economics for capital-intensive...

Bottom Line Up Front: The restoration of immediate R&D expensing combined with new Qualified Production Property (QPP) provisions creates a manufacturing and technology equipment finance...