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Economic and Market Updates

Insights on economic and market events.

March 11, 2026

Disinflation Appears on Track in Final Pre-war CPI Print

Core CPI increased at an annualized rate of 2.62% in February, in line with consensus expectations and nearly a full percentage point below January’s pace. Housing inflation continued to decelerate, reaching the lowest monthly pace of the cycle, 2.26% annualized. Core goods prices rose at an annualized rate of 0.98% in February. Core goods inflation has accelerated slightly in each…

March 6, 2026

Pension Surplus Risk Index (PSRX®)

The Pension Surplus Risk Index (PSRX®) rose to 5.9%, as equity and rate volatility increased.

March 4, 2026

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Derivatives Market Overview—February 2026

Derivatives Market Overview

March 2, 2026

Economic and Market Overview—February 2026

Geopolitical tensions and fears of AI’s disruptive impact on corporate earnings and the broader economy weighed on equities and credit, sparking a flight-to-quality bid in Treasuries.

January 16, 2026

Getting Back On Track

Watch the webinar discussion between David Eichhorn and Stephen Douglass as they share NISA’s thoughts on Q4 economic and market highlights and look ahead.

January 8, 2026

Pension Risk Transfer (PRT)

NISA’s Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) Credit Risk Monitor is a market-based measure of the relative credit risk of common PRT annuity providers (“insurers”) designed to assist fiduciaries in identifying a “safest annuity available” PRT provider as required by the Department of Labor’s Interpretive Bulletin 95-1.