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Employment, Inflation and Fed Policy 11 Jun 2013 | 10:00 pm
On Wall Street, there is no bigger question: When will the Federal Reserve reverse direction? Specifically, when will the central bank start to back away from the extraordinarily accommodative monetar...
Renewed Budget Battles and Likely Downgrade for U.S. Loom 23 May 2013 | 10:00 pm
Scandals and social issues may have dominated the conversation in Washington in recent months, but it won't be long before budget issues are back on the agenda. The outcome is unlikely to be pleasant ...
Leading Indicators Turn Positive Again 21 May 2013 | 07:00 pm
After a brief hiccup, the leading indicators for the economy are back in positive territory.
First-Quarter Economic Growth Stronger Than It Looks on the Surface 16 May 2013 | 08:30 pm
Recent economic reports may have seemed ho-hum on the surface, but the numbers behind the headlines were more encouraging.
Weak Employment Report in the Range of Last Couple Years 10 Apr 2013 | 10:00 pm
People pay attention to employment reports for various reasons. Those looking for a job, or worried about keeping the one they have, care about the vibrancy of the job market. Politicians know that em...
Leading Indicators Rise Again in the U.S., Europe & China 1 Apr 2013 | 09:00 pm
The Conference Board reported last week that its Leading Economic Index rose 0.5% in February. It also revised its estimate for January to a gain of 0.5% from the previously reported 0.2%. The index h...
Employment Report Consistent with Half-Speed Recovery 28 Mar 2013 | 08:00 pm
In what has become a long-running theme, the latest employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics remains consistent with the half-speed economic recovery we've been experiencing for the past ...
Large Company Stocks Reaching New Highs, or Just Catching Up? 20 Mar 2013 | 08:00 pm
Investors have been inundated over the past several days with news that the Dow Jones Industrial Average has been hitting new all-time highs. Many are asking if this means it's time to sell stocks. Th...
Bubble Talk: Reassessing Risk in the Fixed-income Markets 12 Mar 2013 | 08:00 pm
After an extraordinary five-year rally, valuations in the fixed-income markets have become so high that many investors are asking if there is now a "bond bubble" in which the risks of owning bonds out...
Leading Indicators Show Global Economy on Growth Path 28 Feb 2013 | 01:00 am
Leading economic indicators are pointing to growth at home and abroad, reinforcing our view that the outlook for the U.S. economy is brightening.
