Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Fed Raises Rates, Trims Forecast to 2 Hikes Next Year
By Christopher CondonFed policymakers also lowered slightly their expectations for growth and inflation in 2019.
December 19, 2018
Investors Close to 'Extreme Bearishness' in December: MerrillIn the monthly fund manager survey, long U.S. dollar bumped tech stocks as the most crowded trade.
December 18, 2018
SEC Seeks Comments on Earnings, Quarterly Report ChangesShould companies be allowed to report earnings less frequently?
December 18, 2018
Putnam Investments Launches 'Always Active' CampaignThe campaign is designed to build awareness of the firm's active management capabilities.
December 18, 2018
Health Stocks, Debt Fall as ACA Ruling Jolts InvestorsThe S&P 500 Managed Care Index dropped 2.5%.
December 17, 2018
Gerald Celente: The Long Bull Market Is Over"It's the beginning of the end of the artificially propped-up equity and real estate markets," Celente tells ThinkAdvisor.
December 17, 2018
DoubleLine's Gundlach Says Fed Shouldn't Raise Rates This WeekBond King argues that 2019 is a year for capital preservation; U.S.-China trade war is likely to worsen, hurting growth.
December 17, 2018
Stocks Close Down 2% to 14-Month LowFed decision looms large; Obamacare ruling whacks insurers; dollar slips; Texas crude settles below $50; Treasuries gain.