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US Hotel Occupancy, RevPAR Tick Down in Week Ended July 29
US hotel performance showed mixed results during the week ended July 29, STR reported, citing the latest data from CoStar, which provides information and analytics in the property markets. Occupancy slightly dropped to 72.2% from 72.9% a week earlier and was up 0.6% from the comparable week in 2022.
Explainer: Moody’s latest views on the US government: The last triple-A standing
Moody’s remains the last of the three major credit rating agencies to maintain a top rating for the United States, after Fitch cut the sovereign rating earlier this week and Standard & Poor’s lowered it in 2011…
U.S. Industrial Leasing Down A ‘Staggering’ 47% From Last Year: JLL
The industrial sector is still delivering a wave of development across the country that started during the pandemic-era boom, but new data shows demand is not keeping up with the pace of new supply….
Rising Interest Rates a Boon for Blackstone BDC, Interval Fund Investors
As interest rates continue to rise, investors in Blackstone’s business development company (BDC) and interval fund are seeing a similar spike in distribution payments, reflecting the asset manager’s profit-generating prowess amid extended economic turbulence. On Blue Vault’s July 26 webinar, A Deeper Look at Blackstone, Senior Financial Analyst Luke Schmidt said both funds are performing very well, with Blue Vault data revealing healthy returns from the funds’ respective investments in software, healthcare, IT services, and other resilient industries…
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