With apologies to John Donne. Jim provided some key points in his Thursday post regarding the 21Q2 advance figures. Here are my additional takeaways: (1) the...
Over the past couple of weeks, over 50% of the companies in the S&P 500 have reported results for Q2 2021. Of those, 88% have reported...
As the fourth most innovative nation in the world, the UK is under particular threat.
North Asian equity heavyweights have deviated from the price action on Wall Street overnight, heading directly South this morning. Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan and South...
US dollar falls on US data The retreat by the US dollar continued overnight, as US GDP and Initial Jobless Claims reinforced transitory inflation sentiment, flattening...
The Japanese yen has reversed directions on Friday and is slightly lower. Currently, USD/JPY is trading at 109.70, up 0.22% on the day. Fed Chair Jerome...
Country US The upcoming jobs report will be pivotal for the Fed in deciding whether the economy is headed toward hitting their substantial progress goal. Now...
Could these stocks be a staple for your portfolio amidst the current market conditions? The post 5 Top Consumer Staple Stocks For Your August 2021 Watchlist...
At Least 12 Million Households Face Eviction As Moratorium Ends Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, The eviction moratorium ends July 31. Millions of households are...
The profit share of corporate income rose 1.6 percentage points in the first quarter, countering claims of squeezed employers. The economy grew at a 6.5 percent...
Fed hints at September taper, but no promises Overnight, the FOMC released its latest policy decision leaving rates unchanged with no change to its quantitative easing...
U.S. stock futures are pointing to gains ahead of the weekly unemployment claims and second-quarter GDP. The post Stock Market News For Today July 29, 2021...
GDP Huge Miss: Economy Grew Just 6.5% In Q2, Far Below 8.5% Expected On Surprise Inventory Drop Today's first estimate of Q1 GDP growth is expected...
Wait-and-see ahead of FOMC meeting Asian markets are likely to spend the day in wait-and-see mode with a slight downward bias today, as the street moves...
Tomorrow’s release of second-quarter US economic data from the government is expected to show output grew at a stronger rate over Q1’s robust gain, based on...
By Gita Gopinath عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский The global economic recovery continues, but with a widening gap between advanced economies and many emerging...
IMF Upgrades 2022 Global GDP Projection Just As Economic Growth Peaks There is no more sure way to guarantee that global economic growth has peaked than...
I’m not sure about the last time such a divide over the direction of interest rates and bond yields existed, but the present situation is one...
Shortest Recession In History Sets Up Next Recession Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, It’s now official that the recession of 2020 was the shortest in...
The broader U.S. stock market averages rebounded from a large drop last Monday, to end the week 2% higher. Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary stocks led...
Emerging Market Vulnerability Heatmap: Are EMs Threatened By Increasing Inflation Expectations By Wouter van Eijkelenburg, economist at Rabobank Emerging Market Vulnerability Heatmap Summary There are divergent...
Overview: The combination of the dovish ECB's forward guidance and the unexpected rise in weekly US jobless claims to a two-month high sent bond yields tumbling. ...
It's now official that the recession of 2020 was the shortest in history. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, the contraction lasted just two...
By May 9, 2021 India accounted for 57 percent of new COVID-19 cases anywhere in the world. This phenomenon rippled through the interconnected economies of the...
Zomato, an Indian online food-delivery company, was opened up to public market investors on July 14, 2021, and its market debut is being watched for clues...
By Florence Jaumotte and Gregor Schwerhoff Español Climate action is gaining momentum. Since the 2015 Paris Agreement, countries have intensified climate action and many have committed...
In 2020, mothers of younger children were primary and primarily caregivers. In this piece, we document declines in labor force participation among mothers and provide evidence...
Overview: The rally in US shares yesterday, ostensibly fueled by strong earnings reports, is helping to encourage risk appetites today. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index is...
An economist explains what a recession is, who decides and why it took so long to learn that the COVID-19 downturn was officially over.
Sentiment on the euro though is weak: strong data around the end of 2020 and beginning of 2021 have generally... The post Weekly forex data: looking...