Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Powell: Fed Has No Playbook for Trump's Trade War
By Brian ChappattaThe Fed chair calls the policy unprecedented, and the president wastes no time in proving him right.
August 22, 2019
How to Save Portfolios in a Bear MarketRetirees who pay expenses from their portfolios can get a double whammy when markets drop.
August 20, 2019
Investors Are Looking for Yield in All the Wrong PlacesThese alternative investments make some unorthodox tradeoffs, but they can generate more income than conventional strategies.
August 19, 2019
Top CEOs Say It's Time to Look Beyond Maximizing Shareholder ValueThe Business Roundtable has declared that corporations should serve all stakeholders, including employees and customers.
August 19, 2019
Business Economists Expect US Recession to Start in 2020 or 2021A shift in monetary policy is seen as extending the current economic expansion and delaying the start of the next U.S. recession.
August 19, 2019
Treasury Said to Be Considering 50- and 100-Year BondsUltra-long Treasury debt could help finance a growing budget deficit.
August 19, 2019
How to Fight the Next RecessionCutting interest rates isn't going to cut it, according to BlackRock and BNY Mellon's Insight Investment.
August 16, 2019
ETF Investors Ran to Equities Amid Volatility: SchwabFixed income flows, on the other hand, slowed as volatility picked up, a Schwab VP said.