Trump vs. Obama: The Most Jobs Created in First 20 Months
The U.S. has seen a record-breaking pace of job creation. According to ADP data, 219,000 jobs were added in July, the 94th…
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Effect of Tariffs on U.S. and Chinese Economies
Veronique de Rugy, Mercatus Center, and Beth Baltzan, American Phoenix, were on CNBC to discuss the impact that the recent trade tariffs…
Are High Yield Bonds Too Risky?
The SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (ITE) and SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) have seen a large increase in short…
The Name is Bond, Long Bond
Stories about the death of the bond market have been circulating since 1992. Every one of them has been wrong. Deflationary Period…
BlackRock: Blame it on the Weather? Not so Fast
Blaming the weather seems like a weak excuse for poor performance. Yet, that is what many economists have been doing lately, as…
BlackRock: Fact or Fiction: Technological Advancements = Fewer Jobs?
In Player Piano, Kurt Vonnegut’s 1952 vision of a dystopian U.S., technology created a vast underclass of unemployed, and not even the…