Economic Trends
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Consumer sentiment in U.S. climbed more than forecast in June
By Michelle JamriskoThe labor market has buoyed consumers attitudes, even as gas pump prices rise from the cheapest rates since 2009.
May 22, 2015
Get Ready for a Decade of 1% Annual Returns: Research AffiliatesResearch Affiliates agrees with Larry Summers' argument that the U.S. is facing secular stagnation and years of weak demand and slow growth.
May 21, 2015
GMO: Monetary Policy Is ‘The Greatest Con Ever Perpetuated’GMO's James Montier chides policymakers for devoting attention to "a make-believe concept" while ignoring a tool that could reignite economic growth.
May 05, 2015
Greece's Firebrand Finance Minister Deserves to Be HeardVanis Varoufakis was a breath of fresh air in this protracted and exhausting Greek economic drama, which involves alarming human costs.
May 04, 2015
Fed seeks data showing happiness is a full shopping cartReal disposable incomes rose 6.2 percent in the first quarter, the most in more than two years.
April 29, 2015
Bernanke Joins PIMCO as Senior AdviserFormer Fed chair was recently hired as an adviser to a hedge fund, and will continue as a fellow with the Brookings Institution.
April 27, 2015
3 Former Treasury Secretaries Sing a Song of WoeThree former secretaries of the Treasurylike their operatic counterparts the Three Tenorswere singing the same tune, a requiem for the U.S. political system.
April 14, 2015
Rising Rate Consensus Is Wrong: Research AffiliatesWorried about rising rates? Dont be. But theres ample room to be worried about the reason rates wont be rising much, Research Affiliates warns.