Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Emerging stocks halt 15-month rally on valuations
By Anuchit Nguyen and Natasha DoffThe emerging-nation gauge traded at 10.5 times projected 12-month earnings Wednesday, the highest in three months.
April 03, 2014
Europe Considers Encouraging Investment Through Shadow BankingEuropean Commission growth roadmap pushes for allowing securitization and crowdfunding to prime the lending pump.
April 03, 2014
Fed Governor Stein Resigns to Return to Teaching at HarvardJeremy Stein is a known as a thought leader on the linkage between monetary policy and financial stability.
April 02, 2014
John Bogle, Index Icon, Accused of Timing MarketServos Eric Nelson wrote a blistering critique of Vanguard founder Bogle after an interview in which the indexing icon endorsed tactical allocation.
April 02, 2014
LPL’s Kleintop: Is the Party Over in Stocks?LPL chief market strategist Jeffrey Kleintop checks in on what bubbly valuations mean for equity investors and their advisors.
April 02, 2014
Treasuries decline on possible 2015 interest rate increaseThe yield gap between 10-year Treasuries and German bonds (bunds) widened to as much as 1.2 percentage points.
April 02, 2014
Treasuries decline on possible 2015 interest rate increaseThe yield gap between 10-year Treasuries and German bonds (bunds) widened to as much as 1.2 percentage points.
April 02, 2014
Bill Gross’ Wild Ride: PIMCO Total Return Fund Bottom of Bloomberg RankingThe PIMCO Total Return Fund notched the worst risk-adjusted returns among 16 similar funds ranked by Bloomberg.