Economy & Markets
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Future Growth ‘Uneven’: Vanguard Outlook
By Danielle AndrusHeadwinds from the housing industry, consumer balance-sheet repair and Europesand the United States, eventuallymove toward austerity will keep GDP growth between 2% and 3%, Vanguard reported in its January 2012 economic and investment outlook.
February 01, 2012
EU Vetoes Merger of Deutsche Boerse-NYSE EuronextMeasures proposed by the two companies failed to satisfy the Competition Commission. The European Commission characterized the proposal as leading to a near-monopoly that would bring harm to customers.
February 01, 2012
Best Month for Stocks in 15 Years, but for Rest of Year?—Searching for Alpha for February 2012Plenty of good signs for the markets, but 2012 is likely to be another circuitous year for stocks.
January 31, 2012
Which indexed annuity GLWB is best?The determining factor ultimately depends on whether the rider performs better now or later.
January 31, 2012
Three Global Financial Scenarios for 2012The global economy in 2012 will likely remain in a so-called “Great Idle,” with slow, positive growth and an economic crisis avoided, according…
January 31, 2012
Most EU Nations Sign PactGermany pushed through a treaty for the European Union on Monday that contains almost automatic sanctions for member countries that fail to control their budget deficits, with 25 out of 27 nations signing off on the document.
January 31, 2012
Barclays, HSBC Chiefs Might Keep BonusesIt is unlikely that Robert Diamond and Stuart Gulliver, of Barclays and HSBC Holdings, respectively, will be forced to waive their bonuses. Their banks, along with Standard Chartered, unlike RBS, did not receive public funds.
January 31, 2012
Who Will Regulate the Regulators?Why did U.S. regulators fail to react to the alarming increases in leverage at financial institutions, or the shift of trillions of dollars of assets from banks balance sheets that were packaged into complex securities? Three former regulators propose a solution to what ails our regulatory system.