Why 2018 Will Be the Year Everything Changed
Over the past week, Chris and I have had the luxury to steep ourselves in non-stop exploration of the current prospects for…
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Fed “Flows of Funds” Data’s Fascinating Economy Insight
By Confluence Asset Management The Federal Reserve published its Financial Accounts of the United States report last week, more commonly called the…
What’s Contributing to Sluggish Economic Growth?
By Confluence Asset Management Slow economic growth has plagued the West. Although the concern has been acute since the Great Financial Crisis…
Measuring the Chinese Economy. What to Trust?
Note: This article was provided courtesy of Iris.xyz. By Andy Rothman A question that is posed frequently by those skeptical over the…
The Real Question of Refugees
Each year the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees publishes a “Global Trends” report. The report for 2014, published in June 2015,…
Is the Slump in U.S. Manufacturing Easing?
Yesterday’s November survey data from the Philadelphia Fed hints at the possibility that a stronger trend is emerging for the manufacturing sector.…
Bond ETF Performance When Interest Rates Spike
The prediction of higher interest rates has been ongoing since the government went all-in on a variety of so-called “inflationary” efforts. Inflation hasn’t…
The Market Gains Momentum
The stock market continued its advance on Wednesday, following Tuesday’s pause, as stocks rallied from the opening bell unit the market closed.…
The Wobbly Case for a December Rate Hike
No one will confuse the recent reviews of the US economic trend as delivering clear signs of roaring higher these days, although…
October Inflation Data: The Tide May Be Turning
The absence of wage gains as the unemployment rate halved from 10% to 5% since 2009 has been a continuing conundrum. But…
Does Monday’s Weak Industrial Data Signal Recession Risk?
Industrial output continued to contract last month, according to this morning’sreport from the Federal Reserve. US production slipped 0.2% in October, dashing…
What Slow Global Growth Means for ETF Portfolios
As we head into a new week filled with uncertainty after the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris, one thing is clear: While U.S.…
10 Key Fed Takeaways from the Monetary Policy Conference
Blogging a whole conference can be an exhausting affair. Two things I did not expect — sitting in on the press conference…
The 2 Genuine Economic Gains of Uber
A common accusation against Uber and other web-facilitated car-hire services is what looks like a competitive advantage only arises because they operate…