Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Emerging and Developed Markets—Decoupling or a Reversion to the Mean?
By Jim McAllisterGlobal equity markets have recovered strongly following the financial crisis and recession.
June 01, 2011
Facebook FrenzyUntil the 1990s, the United States was thought to be a mature industrial economy. Economists were saying that at a mature stage an industrial economy…
June 01, 2011
Asia Is in Scary Stall, U.S. a Worrisome SputterSlowdown in Asia is an ominous sign for sickly U.S. and Western economies.
June 01, 2011
Stocks Hammered by Fears of Economic SlowdownFears that the economy is stalling sent the Dow Jones industrial average down 280 points, erasing more than a quarter of the stock market's gains for the year.
June 01, 2011
House Republicans Meet With Obama Over Debt LimitHouse Republicans met with President Obama Wednesday morning to discuss how raising the debt ceiling would impact everything from the nation’s economy, to job creation, to health care.
June 01, 2011
PIMCO's Gross: Bond Investors Are Like Boiling FrogsWhat do bond investors and boiling frogs have in common? Bill Gross thankfully answers the question.
June 01, 2011
Putnam Named Sub-Advisor of Two Fixed-Income FundsThe Boston-based fund shop will do the work for Mackenzie Investments, another affiliate of Power Financial Corporation of Canada.
June 01, 2011
Sex, Money, Advisors and Distrustful Clients: Searching for Alpha for June 2011A recent article in Der Spiegel explores why Germans seem more willing to discuss the most intimate details of their sex life than money.