Economic Trends
Get the latest economic news and analysis to understand emerging economic trends and their impact on portfolios.
The fastest-growing U.S. city is a senior community
By Patrick ClarkThe Villages, a sprawling senior community of 114,000 residents, increased 5.4 percent in the year ended July 2014.
February 27, 2015
Keith Hall Named New CBO Director, Replacing ElmendorfKeith Hall, chief economist of the International Trade Commission, will start his four-year term on April 1.
February 24, 2015
Fed’s Yellen: Rate Hike Not Likely Coming SoonFOMC will consider a rate hike on a "meeting-by-meeting basis," Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen tells the Senate Banking Committee.
January 23, 2015
Roubini: Obama is right; gold bugs are wrongAt Davos, the economist warns about inequality and calls for higher taxes on the wealthy.
January 21, 2015
Roubini: Obama Is Right; Gold Bugs Are WrongAt Davos, the economist warns that deflation is a bigger threat than inflation and calls for higher taxes on the wealthy.
January 20, 2015
Congress Needs to Do Its Bit for EconomyThe U.S. is doing better than other regions, but politicians must improve conditions for more Americans in 2015.
January 05, 2015
Economic Indicators and Their Effects on the MarketsEconomist Bernard Baumohl draws links between specific economic indicators and the attendant reactions of stocks, bonds and the dollar.
December 31, 2014
5 key economic trends for 2015: SIFMARise in GDP, a lower jobless rate and oil prices that remain low in the forecast.