Economy
Labor Market Still Poses Problems for Small Businesses
October 27, 2023
Only 5% of small business owners believe it is a good time to expand their business. A tight labor market is one of the main reasons for their pessimism.
Only 5% of small business owners believe it is a good time to expand their business. A tight labor market is one of the main reasons for their pessimism.
Tracking the tightness of monetary policy is essential as the Fed hopes to hold rates steady and bring inflation back down to its 2% target.
S&P 500 valuation levels would be okay for a growing economy, but elevated levels are troublesome when heading into slower economic growth.
The IMF projects China's share of global GDP will plateau over the next several years. Also, Germany is set to overtake Japan as the third largest economy in the world.
Retirement assets grew again in Q2. The total amount of assets in retirement accounts has ballooned in the past 15 years.
A long-term look at the dollar-pound exchange rate
Some highlights from our recent posts.
In the latest installment of Talking Data, Jim discusses mean reversion and real rates.
A look at the size of various markets compared to the U.S. economy
Today's topics include bonds as diversification, markets & war, Treasury volatility, top-heavy markets, tentative Ford-UAW deal, is the US economy running too hot?, Ackman: the new bond king?, higher rates = higher drama, the cost of Federal Reserve mistakes, and millennial homeownership.
Jim Bianco joins Bloomberg to discuss the Post-Shutdown Economy, Real Yields & the Yield Curve with Tom Keene, Lisa Abramowicz & Katie Greifeld.