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Like a gender reveal gone wrong …
…last week’s employment report delivered an unexpected surprise. Economists estimated 975,000 new jobs would be created in April. The United…
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It’s Spring and economic recovery is in the air.
Last week, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported the U.S. economy grew at a 6.4 percent annualized rate for the…
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It wasn’t just the price of pork chops.
Last week, as investors weighed the news, strong corporate earnings were offset by higher grocery prices and rising numbers of…
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Where are Treasury bonds going?
The direction of bond yields is influenced by investors’ expectations for economic growth, among other factors. When economic growth is…
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Investors didn’t stumble over inflation last week. Why not?
Inflation – rising prices of goods and services – can be measured in a variety of ways. For example, the…
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Zoom, zoom, zoom.
Big economies tend to recover from recessions about as quickly as semi-trucks accelerate from stop lights. In other words, recovery…
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Last week, unemployment claims were looking good and consumers were feeling good.
The number of Americans applying for first-time unemployment benefits declined. Just 684,000 people filed claims during the week of March…
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What are professional asset managers thinking?
Bank of America recently published the results of its March global asset managers’ survey, which polls 220 professional investors responsible…
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Investors had a lot to be enthusiastic about last week.
Major stock indices in the United States soared, finishing the week higher and setting new records along the way, reported…
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Neanderthal DNA may make people …
…more – or less – susceptible to COVID-19, reported The Economist. It all depends on whether you have the genes…
