Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Fed Says Labor Market Improves as It Moves Toward Rate Rise
By Christopher CondonThe FOMC is moving closer to ending an unprecedented period of near-zero interest rates without providing a clear signal on the timing of liftoff.
July 28, 2015
Ritholtz: Stop Thinking About the Market as if It Were HumanThe language we use to describe market moves changes both our expectations and our behavior.
July 27, 2015
Koesterich, Doll Watch Corporate Revenues After Tough Week for StocksChina's stock swoon got the headlines, but in a big week for economic signals, Russ Koesterich and Bob Doll's concerns are closer to home.
July 27, 2015
How to Explain China’s Stock Market Crash to Your ClientsThe crash in the Chinese stock market is very serious, but the likelihood of it spreading to U.S. equity markets is low.
July 25, 2015
Top Portfolio Products: IndexIQ Launches 3 Hedged ETFsBarclays partners with Roubini to roll out tradable equity indexes that aim to provide enhanced beta.
July 24, 2015
Cheap Money Is Here to StayWith commodity prices sliding, China slowing and governments reluctant to adopt bold reforms, jittery markets are demanding ever-bigger gestures from central banks.
July 24, 2015
Treasury Securities Dealers Accused of Collusion in LawsuitBank of America and Goldman Sachs are among 22 financial companies accused of colluding to rig Treasury securities auctions in a lawsuit filed by investors.
July 23, 2015
Social Security Is Here to Stay, and Advisors Are Studying UpWhatever Social Security looks like in the long term, it's not going away, and advisors are streaming into The American College's RICP program.