Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Low Volatility Could Mean ‘More Extreme’ Stock Pullback: Schwab’s Aguilar
By Emily Zulz"The market has run up too quickly, too fast," and investors need to start seeing evidence of real growth, Schwab equity CIO Omar Aguilar says.
February 08, 2017
DOL Wins Fiduciary Rule Case in TexasCongress "gave the DOL broad discretion" to protect retirement investors, the decision says.
February 08, 2017
Trump sinks pharma stocks on Medicare drug price negotiationThe new president seems open to creating a pharmaceutical provider bidding system.
February 07, 2017
Emerging Market Investors’ Sentiment Improves From 2015: SurveyInvestors generally have a neutral outlook toward emerging markets for the coming year, according to Columbia Threadneedle.
February 06, 2017
Trump Wants to Invest in Infrastructure, and Professional Investors Are ReadyEverybodys been waiting for America to fix its infrastructure, Richard Elmslie of RARE Infrastructure said.
February 06, 2017
Bill Gross: Investors Must Embrace QE’s ‘Financial Methadone’ECB and BOJ pulling support would sink markets, the Janus bond manager writes.
February 06, 2017
The January Jobs Report’s Messages and ImplicationsOne implication: The data suggests the Fed likely wont be raising rates in the short term.
February 06, 2017
What’s Next for DOL Fiduciary RuleSorting through the confusion that followed release of two memorandums from the White House on Friday about the status of the rule.