GBR Market Wrap: More Signs of the New Normal
The employment picture continues to be a major drag for the prospects of a sustainable economic recovery.
Economics
GBR Market Wrap: Gold Dips, More Volatility is in Store
Volatility in precious metals as well as other commodities isn’t going to disappear anytime soon, but for gold, the major trend still points upward.
Stop the Madness!
Markets are dysfunctional because they mirror dysfunctional political systems and political players and dysfunctional monetary policies.
GBR Market Wrap: Fear Continues to Spread through the Financial Markets
It has been a wild ride this summer. As we try to put these markets swings into context, I can’t help but think that the “New Normal” has actually arrived.
GBR Market Wrap: Bond Market Madness
The Bond market response was not just giving us a sort of “who cares message” but rather “forget about ratings agencies altogether.”
The Graziadio School Welcomes Visiting Faculty from Poland
The Graziadio School of Business & Management will host three visiting faculty from the Warsaw School of Economics-SGH in Poland.
GBR Market Wrap: S&P Issues Unprecedented Downgrade of U.S. Credit Rating
Every now and then, the markets leave you speechless. This was one of those weeks. There was hardly any place to hide except for Treasuries and Gold.
GBR Market Wrap: Will the United States Be Downgraded from the Triple-A Debt Club?
While the U.S. still enjoys its highly coveted AAA rating, phrases like “the clowns in Washington” do not exactly sound encouraging to lenders.
GBR Market Wrap: Dodd-Frank Report Card
While the debate about Dodd-Frank’s effectiveness continues, we must wonder what all the other regulatory agencies have been doing all along?
GBR Market Wrap: The Budget Ceiling is Closing In
The current U.S. debt ceiling debate continues as the price of Gold shoots up to an all-time record. The most pressing question: What happens next?
GBR Market Wrap: Unemployment Remains Stubbornly High
Job creation remains one of the big missing pieces of the giant economic recovery puzzle.
GBR Market Wrap: Halftime Reports and Happy Fourth!
In this Week’s Issue: July 1, 2011 Weekly Snapshot Market Barometers Halftime Reports Recommended Read/Audio Weekly Snapshot • Euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 9.9% in May (Eurostat) • Purchasing managers’ indexes in Asia and Europe at multi-month lows (Reuters) • Japan’s Tankan survey shows sentiment worsened sharply after quake (WSJ) • U.S. corn futures … Continued
Beacon Economic Forecast is Optimistic through 2012
Despite recent statistics depicting the economy heading back into downturn, presentations at the 2011 Economic Forecast Conference show positive growth.
GBR Market Wrap: June 24, 2011
Market Wrap offers a summary of this week’s interesting market events and major economic news from financial risk-management expert Clemens Kownatzki.
GBR Market Wrap: June 17, 2011
Market Wrap offers a summary of this week’s interesting market events and major economic news from financial risk-management expert Clemens Kownatzki.