ELFF: Equipment lender confidence climbs again
Lower borrowing costs and expectations of loosened regulations under a new presidential administration drove up equipment financiers’ confidence this month. ...
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Fed lowers rates by quarter point, signals two cuts for 2025
Federal Reserve officials lowered their benchmark interest rate for a third consecutive time, but reined in the number of cuts ...
Goldman Sachs economists see Fed skipping a rate cut in January
The Federal Reserve is likely to signal a slower future pace of easing when it meets later this week and ...
Equipment lender confidence hits 3-year high
Equipment lender confidence this month is at its highest in more than three years after a second straight federal interest ...
Fed cuts rates for second-straight meeting to support economy
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark lending rate by a quarter percentage point Thursday, extending efforts to keep the US ...
Equipment lenders’ confidence high
Equipment financiers are more confident than they’ve been in years and expect small businesses to ramp up buying amid broader ...
Financing, supply chain weigh on heavy equipment industry
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Tight lending standards, lingering supply chain issues and a lack of skilled operators are challenging lenders and ...
Heavy-equipment industry gears up for rental conversions
A wave of heavy-equipment renters could be converted into buyers this year if interest rates continue to fall and market ...
