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A Look At The Four Components Of GDP
June 13, 2018
Personal consumption continues to make up a larger portion of U.S. GDP as time progresses.
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Breaking Down Debt In The U.S.
June 13, 2018
Treasuries and corporates remain the largest debt markets in the United States. Who owns these markets?
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Comparing The Value Of Credit In The U.S. To GDP
June 13, 2018
The total amount of outstanding credit relative to GDP peaked in June 2009.
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Sizing Up The Real Estate Market
June 13, 2018
A look at the size of the real estate market in the U.S., including residential and commercial
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Student Loans Continue To Skyrocket
June 13, 2018
Student loans now total $1.52 trillion.
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Defined Benefit Plans Still Make Up 40% Of U.S. Retirement Assets
June 13, 2018
Defined benefit plans still make up 40% of retirement assets in the United States.
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Equity Ownership & Net Issuance
June 13, 2018
A breakdown of U.S. equity ownership and net issuance
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Turnaround for Malls as Retail Rallies
June 13, 2018
Retail stocks have soared since the end of May.
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Will The Fed Hike By 20 Basis Points Today?
June 13, 2018
The federal funds rate has veered toward the upper end of the Fed's target range. The FOMC is thinking of raising interest on excess reserves by 20 basis points to give the illusion they are in control and everything is behaving according to plan.
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Real Yields Trapped by Languishing Productivity and Wage Growth
June 13, 2018
Real yields, term premium, and implied volatility have little reason to appreciably rise until this conundrum of low productivity and wage growth is solved. U.S. 10-year real yields are up against range highs in place since September, which we believe will hold. Stress and concern are still brewing for the less rosy conditions found outside tech-heavy metros.
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U.S. Dollar Outlook Improving
June 13, 2018
The outlook for the U.S. dollar against developed market peers is mixed, but we see upside against the euro and yen.