Economic Trends
Get the latest economic news and analysis to understand emerging economic trends and their impact on portfolios.
Time for a Comeback in Cyclical Stocks?
By Janet LevauxLPL Financials Jeffrey Kleintop says theres a tight relationship between economic surprises and the performance of non-defensive equities.
March 31, 2014
Fed of 1970s shows capacity clues may misleadThe decision of central banks to focus more on economic slack as a barometer of when inflation will become a problem could backfire.
March 31, 2014
Fed of 1970s shows capacity clues may misleadThe decision of central banks to focus more on economic slack as a barometer of when inflation will become a problem could backfire.
March 03, 2014
13 Best Finance Tweets of the Month: FebruaryFebruary came in with a lackluster jobs report, went out with the fleeing of the Ukranian president and brought Fed-inspired love notes in between.
February 21, 2014
Economist Sees Global Deflation Fears as OverblownThe United States, Europe and Japan have very different stories that believe the assumption that deflation is harmful and must be aggressively combated.
February 20, 2014
Corporate Profits ‘Dangerously’ High; Labor to Grab Bigger Share: Research AffiliatesThe only profit boom bigger than today's was followed by two world wars, the Depression and 39 years before another peak, warns Research Affiliates' Brightman.
February 10, 2014
4 Reasons U.S. Doomsayers Are Wrong: Milken ExpertSurveys show most Americans are pessimistic about the U.S. future, but Milken Institute scholar Joel Kurtzman says there are four reasons they are dead wrong.
January 31, 2014
Russell Investments Chief Economist Dueker Found DeadMike Dueker, the chief economist at Russell Investments, was found dead at the side of a highway that leads to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington state, according to the police.