Emerging Markets Lead as Stocks Rebound
By Horizon Investments A largely positive week for the U.S. economy included a stronger-than-expected jobs report for October and a stable (and historically…
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U.S. Economy Remains Strong Despite Equity Volatility
By Horizon Investments Economic data released last week revealed strength in some key areas of the U.S. economy. For example, GDP growth during…
Cautious Investors Look to Defensive Sectors
By Horizon Investments Bright spots in the U.S. economy this month included better-than-expected initial jobless claims, a strong showing from the Philadelphia Fed…
New Nationalism: What Does It Mean For Investors?
By Horizon Investments Nationalism has long been a key tenet of the Trump administration. So how does the idea that America should consider…
Latest Market Volatility Affects Stocks
By Horizon Investments Prices on U.S. goods and services have generally been rising at roughly the pace investors expected, according to the latest…
Unemployment Rate Hits 48-Year-Low to Start Q4
By Horizon Investments Domestic economic data was mixed last week. The biggest headline was that the U.S. added 134,000 new jobs in September—significantly…
Fed Raises Rates as Third Quarter Comes to a Close
By Horizon Investments The Fed, as expected, raised a key short-term interest rate last week as the U.S. economy exhibited a mix of…
Managed Money and Annuities
By Horizon Investments For years, conventional wisdom has held that individuals nearing retirement should increase their fixed income allocation to protect assets and…
Investors Cheer Strong Consumers, Moderate Inflation
By Horizon Investments Optimistic consumers and lower-than-expected inflation characterized much of the economic news in the U.S. last week. The University of Michigan…
Strong Economy and Jobs Market As September Begins
By Horizon Investments It was another week of solid economic data in the U.S., including: Both the ISM Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing indices significantly…
Confident Consumers Help Power More Market Gains
By Horizon Investments U.S. economic data for the week was mostly robust. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence indicator exceeded expectations, coming in at…
U.S. Economic Strength Helps Domestic Equities Outperform
By Horizon Investments Key inflation data for the month of July was released last week. Core inflation (as measured by the consumer price…
U.S. Economy Stays Strong as the Fed Holds Steady
By Horizon Investments The Federal Reserve Board last week left a key short-term interest rate unchanged, as expected. But the Fed also explicitly…
Global Stock Markets Perk Up as Investors Consider
By Horizon Investments There was plenty of new economic data for investors to parse last week. Some of it, such as core CPI…