Economic Trends
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Dimon Says Trump Has Reawakened ‘Animal Spirits’ in US
By Hugh Son, Jennifer SuraneThe JPMorgan CEO says hes not concerned about a stock correction and that consumer and business confidence have "skyrocketed."
January 03, 2017
Summers Says Markets Underestimating Risks of Trump PresidencyFormer Treasury secretary sees extraordinary uncertainty and says Navarro-Ross paper is well beyond voodoo economics.
January 03, 2017
2017: Most Volatile Year for Political Risk Since WWII, Says Eurasia GroupAmong those risks, the breakdown of central government institutions, which isn't inevitable but possible, according to the global risk research firm.
December 19, 2016
A Better Theory to Explain Financial BubblesAnswering this question is hugely important, not just for peoples pensions and retirement, but for the whole economy.
December 15, 2016
Michael Lewis’ Portrait of Two Men Who Changed the WorldLewis book on Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman is an introduction to behavioral economics thinly disguised as a biography of its two protagonists.
December 09, 2016
Goldman’s Cohn Said to Be Trump’s Top Choice for NEC DirectorGary Cohn would be the third and most senior Goldman Sachs alumnus to take a prominent role in the incoming administration.
November 09, 2016
Gundlach Said Trump Would Win—but How’d He Know?The DoubleLine CEO, still bearish on bonds, says the Republican represented change for many voters.
October 19, 2016
Worried about the U.S. presidential election? You’re not aloneThe November vote notwithstanding, CFOs and finance professionals are confident about the economic outlook, largely due to their faith in an anticipated Federal Reserve interest rate hike.