Economic Trends
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'People Are Really Scared': Gary Shilling Sees Warning Signs for Economy, Stocks
By Bernice NapachConsumers are "very cautious" and housing is starting to cool, he tells ThinkAdvisor.
June 16, 2021
Fed Moves Up Expected Date for First Rate HikeFed policymakers expect to raise rates once or twice before year-end 2023, accelerating earlier expectations of no hikes through 2023.
June 15, 2021
Treasury Secretary Fears the Attack of the Bad Interest Rate BenchmarksAn NAIC representative said insurance regulators are ready for the death of Libor.
June 15, 2021
7 in 10 Investors See Inflation as Transitory: BofA SurveySixty-eight percent of fund managers said they did not expect a recession until 2024 at the earliest.
June 14, 2021
J.P. Morgan's Kelly: Why the Bond Market Is Ignoring InflationThere are two broad possibilities, the chief global strategist writes.
June 11, 2021
Stock Market Leadership Shifts to Europe: Schwab's KleintopYear-to-date through Tuesday, the MSCI euro index gained 17.5% versus 13.6% for the S&P 500.
June 11, 2021
10 Best Cities for Single Women to Buy a HomeResearchers ranked the cities by factors including women's income, home values and real estate taxes.
June 10, 2021
10 Most Livable Cities in the World: 2021The pandemic caused upheaval in the the Economist Intelligence Unit's annual ranking; several U.S. cities rose.