Economic Trends
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Summers Says Markets Underestimating Risks of Trump Presidency
By Fergal O'Brien, Bloomberg, Rainer BuerginFormer Treasury secretary sees extraordinary uncertainty and says Navarro-Ross paper is well beyond voodoo economics.
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.
October 11, 2016
America’s New Normal Will Look Pretty Slow: Fed EconomistSan Francisco Feds Fernald sees productivity key uncertainty; tepid growth will mean weaker wages and tax revenue gains.
September 29, 2016
Ex-Fed Chief Greenspan Tapped by Advisors Capital Management as Econ AdvisorAdvisors Capital Management said former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is now an economic advisor to the $1.4 billion RIA firm.
September 27, 2016
Schwab, LPL Investment Chiefs: Risk of Recession Is Low, but ‘Not Zero’Recession risk is up based on recent economic indicators, but its still not high, according to experts from Charles Schwab and LPL Financial.