Earnings growth was largely absent in 2019, but we expect it to pick up in 2020. With stock valuations elevated, we think earnings hold the key to pushing stocks higher this year…
Third-quarter data showed the U.S. economy grew at an average pace for the economic expansion, with signs of weakening in manufacturing…
The United States’ airstrike January 3, 2020, near Baghdad, Iraq, that killed a top Iranian military general was a major escalation in Mideast tensions…
The U.S. economy wrapped up 2019 with a batch of generally promising data as U.S-China trade tensions died down…
As we begin 2020, we’ve had a chance to reflect on what was an unprecedented decade for financial markets…
2019 was a difficult year to forecast after 2018 ended with the worst December since the Great Depression…
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…
The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index (LEI) rose 0.3% year over year in October, tying its slowest pace of growth since 2016…
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…
U.S. economic growth has slowed in 2019. However, the economy is still growing, and we believe it will continue growing through 2020…