Market and economic conditions can change quickly and such shifts can have a big impact on your portfolio strategy. We’ll cut through the market noise and zero in on the market, economic and geopolitical trends that matter most to your investment strategies going forward.
Three widely used economic figures are not good at predicting where the U.S. economy is headed next, says BlackRock's Russ Koesterich. Here are two that work:
Low market volume may say less about the quality of rallies and more about the disadvantage of very large investment funds that have lost their nimbleness.
Gold prices reached a four-month high late this week amid speculation as to whether the metal could move even higher if more economic stimulus is announced.
The U.S. middle class suffered the worst decade in modern history, based on the latest Pew research. Age played a role in who likely took the biggest wage hit.
Economic policy worries are now greater than the aftermath of September 11, the start of either Gulf War, and close to the heights of the financial crisis.
The Congressional Budget Office warns that the U.S. economy could plunge over the fiscal cliff Thelma and Louise style. Can a subsequent stock crash be avoided?