Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
How Green Was My Policy
By Marlene Y. SatterAs the headlines over extreme weather conditions and the cost of natural disasters swell, some insurance companies are rising to the challenge.
March 01, 2012
Nasdaq Finds Its MojoGuess whos back on top? The Nasdaq Composite that wretched group of tech stocks some investors have grown to hate.
March 01, 2012
BNY Mellon’s Hoey Sees ‘Global Growth Recession’ for 2012The worlds markets will see a "global growth recession" as economies tend toward monetary easing and low interest rates that aren't yet inflationary, says BNY Mellon's Richard Hoey.
March 01, 2012
Oil Prices and Share Prices: Can They Be Friends?What can be painful at the gas pump can be a positive thing for our portfolios.
March 01, 2012
ECB’s Trillion-Euro Giveaway Offers Limited Time for Reform: News AnalysisThe ECBs liquidity lifeline to bankslike Americas QE policyoffers a chance to avoid a deeper economic depression, but only if that window of opportunity is used to make sustained structural reforms that policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic have so far avoided.
March 01, 2012
CDS Not Triggered by Greek Bailout: ISDAThe bailout of Greece involving an exchange of sovereign bonds did not constitute a credit event and therefore need not trigger credit default swaps to pay creditors, according to the International Swaps & Derivatives Association.
March 01, 2012
Eurozone Manufacturing Still Falling, but LessThe purchasing managers' index for February continued on a downward slope, albeit not quite so steeply as Germany and the Netherlands reported gains and France stabilized.
March 01, 2012
Low Rates Driving Market Higher, but Watch Valuations—Searching for Alpha for March 2012The stock market has been able to follow a spectacular January with an impressive February.