After three consecutive rate cuts, the Fed decided to stay on the sidelines at their final gathering for 2019. Kevin Flanagan breaks down the results of today’s FOMC meeting and what fixed income investors should expect from 2020.
P.M. Abe’s economic policy leadership credentials got a huge boost last week, with his cabinet approving a massive extra fiscal spending package. Jesper Koll explains how this extra spending package will make Japan a standout amongst the G7 countries in 2020.
After three consecutive rate cuts, the Fed decided to stay on the sidelines at their final gathering for 2019. Kevin Flanagan breaks down the results of today’s FOMC meeting and what fixed income investors should expect from 2020.
On last week’s “Behind the Markets” podcast, Jeremy Schwartz and Professor Jeremy Siegel spoke with Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor at Allianz and senior global fellow at the Joseph Lauder Institute at the Wharton School. The conversation focused on why El-Erian sees a divergence for the U.S. economy over Europe and other international economies.
Over the past few years, many investors have avoided developed international equity markets for a variety of reasons: anemic growth, disappointing economic data and geopolitical uncertainty. Brian Manby discusses reasons why investors should be optimistic about international equities again.
Did you know that you can use an investment loss to help you improve your tax situation? We break down a strategy called tax-loss harvesting, which may be able to help investors turn their loss into an advantage.