Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Investors Didn't Rush to Safety During Volatile December: State Street
By Emily ZulzState Street analyzed fixed income flow data to capture behavioral trends across tens of thousands of bond portfolios in a new report.
January 24, 2019
Warren Presses Regulators on Shutdown ImpactMeanwhile, a hearing on the state of the IRS was canceled as Treasury Secretary Mnuchin refused to testify.
January 23, 2019
FINRA Delivered 'Unprecedented' Processing Volume in 2018FINRA says its "pioneering" cloud strategy allowed the regulator to handle the volume while maintaining vigorous oversight.
January 23, 2019
Investors Showed Major Risk Aversion in 2018The massive active-fund outflows in December were "striking," Morningstar's Kevin McDevitt told ThinkAdvisor.
January 23, 2019
White House Says US Could See Zero Growth in Q1If the government reopens, growth could rebound to "4 or 5%" in Q2, according to Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett.
January 22, 2019
10 Best Jobs of the FutureKiplinger started with a list of 773 occupations and focused on projected growth rate and salary.
January 22, 2019
Existing-Home Sales Fall to 3-Year LowExisting-home sales account for about 90% of U.S. home sales.
January 21, 2019
Could Cyberterrorism Cause Market Mayhem?Entreda CEO Sid Yenamandra breaks down the complex issues of cybersecurity and cyberterrorism in the first of three interviews.