Economic Trends
Get the latest economic news and analysis to understand emerging economic trends and their impact on portfolios.
After five years of crisis, the euro area risks Japan-style recession
By Staff WriterWhen the economic crisis hit, America and Britain sought lessons from Japan's so-called lost decade. But it may not have been enough.
July 10, 2012
The recession’s unexpected gift: Reviving multigenerational living (Daily Finance)The percentage of middle-aged adults living with their parents has been growing steadily in the United States since the 1970s.
July 05, 2012
Lehman Redux: Is It Time to Panic Again? Gross, Others Think SoIs it time to allocate a significant portion of your clients portfolio to shotgun shells and canned beans? While it might be a tad overly dramatic, signs from PIMCO Chairman Bill Gross and others point to yes.
June 28, 2012
Affluent a Bit More Confident, but Very Concerned: Spectrem PollSimilar results of the Consumer Confidence Index survey show mixed sentiment in June
June 15, 2012
In Policy Battle, It’s Heartless vs. Mindless: News AnalysisAdvocates of economic fairness think the efficiency crowd is heartless, while those focused on efficiency think their opponents are dimwits for not understanding that inefficiency shrinks the pie.
June 08, 2012
America Must Unleash the Wealthy to Relaunch Economy: News AnalysisThe 400 wealthiest Americans, who earned $81 billion collectively, paid nearly as much in taxes as the bottom 50% of U.S. taxpayers69 million Americans who together earned more than $1 trillion.
June 04, 2012
The Funniest Graph I've Ever Seen About Why the Euro Is Totally Doomed (The Atlantic)Graph show the major countries of the European Union are more different from each other than all of the countries that begin with the letter "M."
May 14, 2012
How Baby Boomers Are Stifling the Marketing Revolution (Fast Company)In the next decade, Generation Y will take over as the economic engine in the U.S. Boomers need to embrace change and learn how to market to a younger consumer.