Chinese exports are crucial for nearly all countries around the world and reflect the status of the global economy, whereas now both are experiencing a slowdown.  Chinese exports expanded just 7.1% in August ...

Markets reacted to indications that the Fed might slow its pace of rate increases heading into the new year. Such a change in monetary policy would be positively received by financial markets with ...

(all values as of 11.30.2022) Stock Indexes: Dow Jones 34,589 S&P 500 4,080 Nasdaq 11,468 Bond Sector Yields: 2 Yr Treasury 4.38% 10 Yr Treasury 3.68% 10 Yr Municipal 2.75% High Yield 8.46% ...

During the Great Resignation in 2021, when increasingly high amounts of employees quit their jobs, the trend was confidence in the ability to work remotely and be self-employed. This confidence led to historically ...

The July 2022 World Economic Outlook revealed that the global economy’s future is “gloomy and more uncertain.” The key economies of China, Russia, Europe, and the United States all have critical issues in ...

The Fed has increased interest rates by 3% over 3 months, the largest increase since 1982, as a response to the highest inflation in over 40 years. The root of this inflation, in ...

Series 2 of 2: Home Prices Fall for the First Time in 10 Years Ever since the housing market plummeted in the 2008 Great Recession, houses have skyrocketed in price. Even with home prices ...

Short-term Treasury bonds continued to post higher yields than longer-term Treasury bonds. Six-month maturity bonds yielded 4.57% at the end of October, higher than 30-year maturity bonds at 4.22%. Analysts term this dynamic ...

U.S. equity markets rebounded in October with the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq indices all posting positive gains for the month. Technology, health care, and financial stocks were the largest contributors to ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) controls the adjustments of tax brackets and standard deductions, and annually makes tax code adjustments based on the cost of living factors, congressional demands, and inflation. The adjustment ...