Economy & Markets
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Earnings, Inflation, the Fed and FPA: Advisor Briefing for the Week of October 11, 2010
By James J. GreenKey market movers include earnings results, release of the FOMC minutes, producer and consumer prices, and the seminannual Treasury report to Congress on economic and exchange rate policies.
October 10, 2010
Finding a Place to Hide in the Next Broad-Market PlungeCommodity trends funds are a unique hedge against poor stock performance
October 08, 2010
CEO Confidence Ebbs, Employees’ Edge HigherReports show business leaders bearish on future, employees not as much.
October 08, 2010
Unemployment Rate Unchanged in September, as 95,000 Jobs Are LostThe Labor Department's unemployment report released Friday showed a loss of 95,000 nonfarm jobs for September, with the unemployment rate unchanged from August at 9.6%.
October 07, 2010
What Could Derail the ‘New Bull Market?’The final jury is still out on what's next, but we know that perception can change at a whim. Don't misinterpret the current bullishness as a reliable buy signal.
October 07, 2010
Russell Launches Global Infrastructure and Global Credit Strategies FundsAiming to capture opportunities created by the global shift in financial markets, Russell Investments launched the Russell Global Infrastructure Fund and the Russell Global Credit Strategies Fund on Wednesday.
October 07, 2010
Weekly Jobless Claims Drift Down; Retail Sales Edged Up in SeptemberCan it be that unemployment is looking up? According to the Department of Labor on Thursday, "the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 445,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the prior week.
October 07, 2010
Bank of England, European Central Bank Keep Rates SteadyBank of England continues quantitative easing.