Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
5 Key Economic Trends for 2015: SIFMA
By Dan BermanRise in GDP, a lower jobless rate and oil prices that remain low in the forecast.
December 18, 2014
Consumer confidence in U.S. rose to 7-year high last weekThe pick-up in sentiment is welcome news for U.S. businesses in the midst of the holiday season.
December 17, 2014
5 Flags the Market Is Waving at the FedA look at several charts tells the story of the factors weighing on traders' minds.
December 17, 2014
Fed Vows Patience on Rates, Drops ‘Considerable Time’Wording change is consistent with recent policy moves and is meant to give Fed flexibility to raise rates if economy accelerates.
December 17, 2014
Frontier Markets Gain Interest: MorningstarWhile China, Brazil and Russia have begun to slow, Morningstar analyst says many frontier-market economies are entering a period of mid- to high-single-digit growth.
December 17, 2014
Senate Passes Tax Extenders BillTax extender package applies only to 2014 and will last two more weeks.
December 16, 2014
China’s One-Child PolicyLast November, Chinas Communist Party announced that it would relax its famed one-child policy. Will Chinas new family planning policies actually have an impact?
December 16, 2014
Investment Myth-Buster: Small-Cap Stocks Don’t Bring Bigger ReturnsResearch Affiliates painstakingly debunks the cherished notion of a small-cap premium.