Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
First Negative-Fee ETF Approved by SEC
By Bernice NapachThe Salt Low truBeta US Market ETF is essentially paying investors to own it.
May 15, 2019
Apple's Tariff Tradeoff: Raise Phone Prices or Suffer Margin HitTariffs leave the company with a difficult choice: Raise prices on already-pricey products and risk missing out on sales, or absorb the extra cost and let profits suffer.
May 15, 2019
Gundlach Warns of 'Cocktail of Economic Risk'The U.S. economy will be quite vulnerable when the next recession hits, Gundlach says.
May 15, 2019
Growth to Hit 2.5%, Despite Yield Curve Warning, says PGIMWith the Fed's halt of rate increases, some interesting opportunities arise, says the trillion dollar investment group.
May 15, 2019
US Stock Outlook Hinges on Battle Between Humans and MachinesThe winner may determine the near-term direction for a U.S. stock market that's wavering under the strain of an escalating trade war.
May 15, 2019
Fund Managers Are Worried About China: Merrill SurveyFund managers said a trade war and a slowdown in China were their top two concerns.
May 14, 2019
Alice Rivlin, Fed Vice Chair Who Was Budget Hawk, DiesShe was founding director of the Congressional Budget Office; CBO was the 'official purveyor of bad news to the Congress.'
May 14, 2019
Trump Wants Fed to Cut Rates to Match China's Expected EasingThis push may help him to blame the Fed if the escalating trade dispute causes the U.S. economy to stumble.