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The Fed and Trade
Financial markets continue to be buffeted by trade developments, and we expect future global growth to modestly disappoint.
Is 'Medicare for All' a panacea?
Some argue a more moderate, incremental approach to fixing health care is better.
The formula for happiness: Wanting what you have
What if I told you that there’s a formula that is exceedingly easy to remember and could positively impact almost every decision you make? What if I told you that there is a formula for happiness?
Keeping Emotions in Check – A Historical Guide to Market Volatility
One of the biggest challenges in investing is to stay focused and on course. Investors must look at the markets from a historical perspective for broader context, and to better understand why it is important to stay the course during both calm and perilous markets.
4 Sensible Return Forecasts in an Odd Market
Millennials are just getting started
A Macro View - August Monthly Recap
The domestic equity markets were roiled in August by the trade war between the US and China. The announcement of another round of higher tariffs on Chinese goods at the beginning of the month was quickly followed by an increase in the tariffs on US goods entering China. The Trump Administration responded with even higher tariffs on virtually all Chinese goods.
A Macro View - Home of the Brave
On the morning of September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key penned the first verse of The Star Spangled Banner on the back of a letter as he watched with pride as a group of US soldiers raised the American flag over Fort McHenry a day after more than 24 hours of continuous bombardment by the British. For the history buffs among us, the battle was a critical victory in the War of 1812 that began, somewhat ironically, given the current state of affairs with China, over a trade war with Britain.
Washington Update: Washington Isn’t Prepared for a Recession
The Business Roundtable announced this week that, in its latest reading, the organization’s CEO Economic Outlook Index had its biggest quarterly decline in seven years. Business Roundtable President and CEO Joshua Bolton said, “American businesses now have their foot poised above the brake, and they're tapping the brake periodically.”
Weekly Market Update: Lift to Global Equities, European Easing Expected
Global equities rose last week on optimism for new trade talks while this week investors expect the European Central Bank to cut its main interest rate.
6 Themes to Guide Investors the Next 5 Years
Trade conflicts, slow growth and politics among the most likely to rattle markets.
Washington Update: What Could A Federal Data Privacy Bill Look Like?
About a month ago, we advised readers that they should look to the states, rather than Congress, to see substantial progress on data privacy legislation over the next few months.