Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Goldman Sachs Pays Women in the UK 50% Less Than Men
By David HellierThe Goldman pay gap exemplifies what is learned when companies are required to report on gender pay gaps, which is required under U.K. law.
March 25, 2019
Hoya Capital Launches Housing ETF: Portfolio ProductsMeanwhile, FTSE Russell launched its Digital Assets Index.
March 25, 2019
Another Reason to Worry About the US EconomyEconomists' forecasts tend to diverge ahead of recessions. They're diverging now.
March 25, 2019
Business Economists Cut US Growth Forecast"NABE Outlook Survey panelists believe the U.S. economy has reached an inflection point," the group's president says.
March 22, 2019
Trump Will Nominate Economist Stephen Moore to Fed BoardMoore, a supply side economist, recently said Fed Chairman Jerome Powell was a bad choice.
March 22, 2019
Treasury Yield Curve Inverts for First Time Since 2007"It looks like the global slowdown worries have been confirmed, and the market is beginning to price in Fed easing ... ," a Charles Schwab strategist said.
March 22, 2019
U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Inverts. What Happens Next?"It's not time to panic and sell everything. But the winds of change are picking up."
March 20, 2019
BlackRock Cuts Fee on iShares S&P 500 Mutual Fund for Its Biggest InvestorsThe new fee will be effective in July for investors with $2.5 billion in assets.