Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
House GOP Prepared to Vote on Clean Debt Ceiling Raise
By Melanie WaddellHouse GOP members were unable to get enough support for debt limit plan to mostly eliminate a cut in the military retirement cost-of-living adjustment.
February 10, 2014
Yellen, Not Debt Ceiling Debate, to Spark Washington FireworksWhile Yellen will face tough critics Tuesday, analysts are optimistic that a debt limit bill will pass prior to the Feb. 27 deadline.
February 10, 2014
My Favorite Stock Market Technical IndicatorIs there a key to the future? We explore the efficient market hypothesis and the directional movement index.
February 07, 2014
Grantham: ‘7 Lean Years’ Now PermanentGMO hedge fund manager Jeremy Grantham is bullish on metals, phosphate and grains; says we may be in for a "Great Fertilizer War."
February 07, 2014
Russia, in Thrall to Commodities, Has a Bright SpotMore than half of investors see the Olympic host country as a bad place to invest. But one sector critical to Russia is outperforming.
February 07, 2014
Another Mostly Meaningless Jobs ReportRegular readers may recall that I'm not a big fan of this BLS data series, as it is unusually noisy and subject to further revisions and modeling adjustments.
February 06, 2014
Why Wall St.’s Bullish Stock Stance Is WrongWhether your assumption is insidious inflation or dangerous deflation, portfolio manager Ron Surz says, you should expect stock prices to be headed downward.
February 06, 2014
DC participants to increase equities, fixed income investmentsThe allocation of equities is expected to jump to 51 percent in 2016 from 41 percent in 2014.