Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Currencies & Strategy: A Tale of Two Forecasts
By Gil WeinreichThe best approach is to maintain a globally diversified equities portfolio along with a healthy mix of hard assets, such as commodities and real estate.
May 13, 2011
Euro Zone Economies Show Wide Growth GapGermany and France boosted euro zone growth considerably more than expected during Q1, while poorer nations in the 17-country group fared far less well.
May 13, 2011
Gold, Silver Rise as Commodities IncreaseGold and silver both continued their upward climb, joined by other commodities, in early European trading on Friday. Prices were fueled by a decrease in the value of the dollar, encouraged by news of growth in euro zone economies.
May 12, 2011
U.S. Global's Derrick Sorts Through Emerging Markets: Weekend InterviewSome emerging markets could outperform more developed ones due to higher commodity prices, a weak U.S. dollar and other factors, Derrick says.
May 12, 2011
How to Handle Volatile Commodities: Advice From LPL, S&P, GoldmanInvestment advice from Goldman Sachs, ETF Securities, Standard & Poor’s, LPL Financial and WFS Funds on how to handle the volatile commodities markets.
May 12, 2011
Bernanke Tells Senate, Failure to Raise Debt Limit Is 'Risky'; Dodd-Frank Repeal DebatedBen Bernanke said Thursday that failure by Congress to raise the debt ceiling is a “risky approach” that, at a minimum, would result in an “increase in interest rates that would worsen” the nation’s economy. The Senate committee also delved into the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act and efforts by...
May 12, 2011
IMF, ECB Battle Over Rate HikesEven as the International Monetary Fund warned Thursday that debt-fighting efforts in the euro zone might require continued availability of low-interest funds from the European Central Bank, a member of the bank spoke of the need to hike rates.
May 12, 2011
China Raises Reserve Ratios Despite Slowing EconomyThe increase is the eighth since October, and follows Wednesday's report that April's inflation figure came in at 5.3%, considerably higher than the Chinese government's target of an average of 4% for the year.