Third-quarter data showed the U.S. economy grew at an average pace for the economic expansion, with signs of weakening in manufacturing…
Market Insight Quarterly | Fourth Quarter 2019
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Assessing Geopolitical Risk | Weekly Market Commentary | January 13, 2020
The United States’ airstrike January 3, 2020, near Baghdad, Iraq, that killed a top Iranian military general was a major escalation in Mideast tensions…
Market Insight Monthly | December 31, 2019
The U.S. economy wrapped up 2019 with a batch of generally promising data as U.S-China trade tensions died down…
Lessons From The Past Decade | Weekly Market Commentary | January 6, 2020
As we begin 2020, we’ve had a chance to reflect on what was an unprecedented decade for financial markets…
2019 Hits and Misses | Weekly Market Commentary | December 30, 2019
2019 was a difficult year to forecast after 2018 ended with the worst December since the Great Depression…
Profit Growth Key for 2020 Stocks | Weekly Market Commentary | December 23, 2019
Clarity from the phase-one trade deal with China and United Kingdom election results could help shift stock market performance drivers more toward investing fundamentals in 2020…
Market Insight Monthly | November 2019
The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index (LEI) rose 0.3% year over year in October, tying its slowest pace of growth since 2016…
Better Days Ahead for Bonds | Weekly Market Commentary | December 16, 2019
2019 was a baffling year for bonds. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield fell to a three-year low, and the yield curve flashed ominous signals about the economic outlook…
Ambling Along in 2020 | Weekly Market Commentary | December 9, 2019
U.S. economic growth has slowed in 2019. However, the economy is still growing, and we believe it will continue growing through 2020…
Outlook 2020: Printer-Friendly
Trade risk, slower global growth, and the impeachment inquiry have garnered a lot of the headlines recently, but behind the scenes the U.S. economy has remained resilient…