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James Picerno is a veteran financial journalist and has been writing about portfolio strategies, investment products, and macroeconomics since the early 1990s at Bloomberg, Dow Jones and other media groups before becoming an independent writer/analyst/consultant in 2008. He’s currently ...more

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Commodities Topped Gains For Global Markets Last Week
Concerns over Saudi Arabia’s supply of crude oil drove commodities prices higher last week, delivering the strongest gain for the major asset classes, based on a set of exchange traded funds.
US Business Cycle Risk Report - Thursday, Sept. 19
Slow growth continues to dominate the US economic profile, and the trend could weaken further in the months ahead. But the downshift has yet to trigger a credible recession warning.
Beware The Wild West Of Recession Analytics
The casual consumer of economic news may be tempted to lump the recent surge in recession warnings as one of a kind.
Will The Recent Rally In Value Stocks Last?
September has been kind to undervalued shares, offering investors a reason to wonder if this long-suffering slice of the US equity market is finally due to lead over its growth counterparts.
Foreign Stocks Topped Last Week’s Market Gains
Equities ex-US posted the strongest increases last week for the major asset classes, based on a set of exchange traded funds.
Will Inflation’s Upside Surprise Spoil The Fed’s Rate-Cutting Party?
Just when it looked like inflation’s threat was fading, yesterday’s August report on consumer prices dispensed a not-so-fast alert.
Exploring Simplicity In Tactically Managed ETF Portfolios
Risk management has become a high priority for many investors over the past decade. The worst financial crisis and recession since the Great Depression in 2008-2009 clearly has the power to focus minds.
US Growth Estimate Steady At 2.0% For Third Quarter
Economic growth has slowed and there’s no sign that output will reaccelerate any time soon. But there’s also minimal evidence that the economy is due to crumble in next month’s third-quarter GDP report.
Global Stocks Continue To Post Gains In 2019 Despite Risks
The world economy appears to be slowing, with some analysts warning that recession risk is rising. Judging by year-to-date equity performances for the planet’s main economic regions, however, suggests that the crowd isn’t particularly worried.
Emerging Markets Equities Topped Asset Class Returns Last Week
Stock markets in emerging markets continued to rebound last week, posting the strongest gain for the major asset classes, based on a set of exchange-traded funds.
US Companies Hired Fewer-Than-Expected Workers In August
Private payrolls rose 96,000 in August, moderately below expectations, according to this morning’s update from the Labor Dept.
Low Vol And Momentum Top US Equity Factor Returns In 2019
US stocks have been whipsawed this year, but looking through the recent noise shows that all the major equity factors continue to post solid gains, based on a set of exchange-traded funds.
The Fed’s Between The Rock And The Hard Place
Yesterday’s release of the Beige Book survey from the Federal Reserve paints an upbeat profile, advising that “the economy expanded at a modest pace through the end of August.”
Risk Premia Forecasts: Major Asset Classes - Wednesday, Sept. 3
The Global Market Index’s risk premium dipped to an annualized 4.6% in today’s revised outlook, based on data through August.
Major Asset Classes - Performance Review
US real estate investment trusts (REITs) and investment-grade US bonds surged in August as risk-off sentiment dominated trading around the world.
Desperately Seeking Yield - Friday, Aug. 30
It’s a rough world for yield-hungry investors these days.
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