The debates may be over, but the election economics are still a vital part of the news. A recent GBR article discusses how the presidential elections influence the stock market and a new video discusses the economic status and how the elections and political turmoil impacts investors.
Although the unemployment rate remains stubbornly high, the trend is going in the right direction and the number of long-term unemployed fell.
The markets have been in a tight trading range all summer. Are there any signs of a change in this side-ways trend?
Chartists and technical traders were spooked by a rather strange form of déjà vu this week.
It’s the end of the quarter and a rather tumultuous summer for investors. September was particularly unappealing at -7.18% for the month.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner points out the elephant in the room (i.e. the political dysfunction of governments).
Developments in Europe are showing the effects of investors who have lost the least bit of hope that Greece can come out of their quagmire without a default.
The employment picture continues to be a major drag for the prospects of a sustainable economic recovery.
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.
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?
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
In this Week’s Issue Weekly Snapshot Market Barometers Weekly Chart Lines In The Sand Recommended Read Weekly Snapshot • Dow sinks below 12,000; stocks had the sixth straight weekly loss (AP) • China posted a smaller-than-expected trade surplus in May of $13.1bn (Reuters) • The average U.S. homeowner now has 38% equity, down from 61% a … Continued
GBR Market Wrap, June 3, 2011 In this Week’s Issue Weekly Snapshot Market Barometers Weekly Chart Recommended Read Recommended Video Weekly Snapshot • Moody’s sounds alarm over U.S. debt limit and deficits (Reuters) • U.S. Dollar at yet another record low against Swiss Franc on Friday • U.S. economy ads just 54,000 jobs as unemployment … Continued
Market Wrap offers a summary of this week’s interesting market events and major economic news from financial risk-management expert Clemens Kownatzki.
Market Wrap offers a summary of this week’s interesting market events and major economic news from financial risk-management expert Clemens Kownatzki.