Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
CEOs Plan to Cut Hiring, Capital Investment: Survey
By Ginger SzalaCEOs in the Business Roundtable's latest survey saw a pall over future growth.
September 17, 2019
Fed Intervenes in Money Markets for First Time in 10 YearsThe injection of billions of dollars came after the market's overnight repo rate threatened to top the Fed's 2%-2.25% short-term target rate.
September 17, 2019
'We Remain Contrarian Bullish': Merrill StrategistFour in 10 investors in Merrill's monthly survey see a protracted U.S.-China trade war as the "new normal."
September 17, 2019
Active Equity Funds Rebound, but Will Performance Last?Nearly half outperformed their passive counterparts in the past year, but the longer term tells a different story, Morningstar finds.
September 16, 2019
Schwab Enhances Institutional Intelligent Portfolios: Portfolio ProductsAlso, AssetMark adds Savos Personal Portfolios to its offerings.
September 16, 2019
Will US Interest Rates Go Negative?Economists weigh in on the question ahead of the Fed meeting. Meanwhile, Treasury is considering ultra-long bonds.
September 12, 2019
Recessions 'Not Always a Bad Thing': Carillon Tower President"There's actually a lot of money to be made in this kind of environment," Cooper Abbott, president of the Raymond James unit, tells ThinkAdvisor.
September 12, 2019
Senate Panel Sets Nomination Hearing for Scalia to Head LaborEugene Scalia is the lawyer who helped the brokerage industry take down the Obama Labor Department's fiduciary rule.