As we start the 20th week of the Coronavirus panic in the U.S. in many ways it feels like we haven't made much progress. Cases are spiking in two heavily populated states, schools are trying to determine what they should do with their students, Congress is arguing over what
Tag: Economy
For most of the month, October was on pace to be the worst month since the Financial Crisis. The rally the last few days brought it up enough to take away that designation, but it was still the worst monthly performance for the S&P 500 since 2011. Corrections
While many people (including this writer) have been too quick to dismiss the “animal spirits” following the election of Donald Trump, something has been happening beneath the surface — economic growth has been accelerating. The Conference Board Leading Economic Indicators have shown a strong pick-up in recent months,
2016 started with angst & ended with a euphoric rally as investors hoped the election results would lead to significantly higher economic growth. Is this hope unfounded? What should we be paying attention to in 2017? What should investors expect 2017 to look like? All of these can be answered