Inflation’s New Face: What August’s Data Means for Investors Now August’s inflation report delivered some intriguing shifts that savvy investors and advisors can’t afford to overlook. Core inflation remains stubbornly sticky at 3.1%, driven by…
Market Pulse: Navigating the Choppy Waters of Stocks, Bonds, and Economic Signals Tuesday’s trading session painted a cautious picture for investors, with major U.S. indices retreating to recent lows—the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 sliding…
Ireland’s Fiscal Future: Strategic Surpluses, Sovereign Funds, and the Supply-Side Challenge Ireland’s government budget is charting a notably positive course, with expectations of a surplus running at about 2.6% of Gross National Income (GNI) this…
The Stock Market’s Top-Heavy Bull Run: What Every Investor Must Know Now The stock market’s resilience amid a barrage of unsettling headlines is nothing short of extraordinary. The S&P 500 recently hit new all-time highs,…
Nonfarm Productivity Surges 2.4% in Q2: What This Means for Investors in 2024 U.S. nonfarm business labor productivity jumped an impressive 2.4% in the second quarter, fueled by a robust 3.7% increase in output that…
Small Business Hiring Stalls as Mid and Large Firms Take the Lead: What Investors Need to Know Now Recent labor market data reveals a striking divergence in job creation across business sizes, signaling important shifts…
China’s Economic Crossroads: What Investors Must Watch and Act On Now China’s economic landscape is sending mixed signals that demand sharper attention from global investors and advisors alike. While headline GDP growth numbers may seem…
Q2 GDP Bounce-Back: What Investors Need to Know Beyond the Headlines After a sluggish start to 2019 with a 0.5% GDP decline in Q1, the U.S. economy staged a modest comeback in Q2, fueled by…
As President Trump’s tariff deadline of August 1 looms, a wave of potential price hikes on imported foods is set to ripple through American grocery aisles—an unfolding scenario investors and advisors must scrutinize closely. At…
Unpacking This Week’s Jobless Claims: What Investors Really Need to Know This week’s labor market data offers a compelling, nuanced story that savvy investors can’t afford to overlook. On the surface, initial jobless claims have…