Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
On Year's Final Trading Day, Markets Calm Despite Cliff
By Pamela Sampson, Pan PylasEuropean, Asian indexes rise significantly for the year, with hopes remaining that some kind of deal still can be made in U.S.
December 28, 2012
Senate Pushes House on Fiscal CliffSpeaker of the House John Boehner called for Congess to reconvene on Sunday.
December 27, 2012
For Bonds in 2013, Many Unhappy Returns: Fixed Income AnalystsThe fiscal cliff, an accommodative Fed and slow economy will conspire to push yields down, say analysts with Loomis Sayles, LPL, Morgan Stanley and more.
December 27, 2012
6 market predictions for 2013How much impact will the fiscal cliff really have on the markets? Will Apple return to its former dominance? Six predictions for the year ahead.
December 27, 2012
6 market predictions for 2013How much impact will the fiscal cliff really have on the markets? Will Apple return to its former dominance? Six predictions for the year ahead.
December 27, 2012
Fund managers: 2013 stock outlook remains positiveThree fund managers predict how the markets will move in the New Year.
December 27, 2012
Fiscal Cliff – Bring It On: News AnalysisThe issue is how Americans spend money, but rational analysis has been absent from our political discourse. Only pain will prompt appropriate aversion to consuming more than our resources allow.