A look at the size of various markets compared to the U.S. economy... Read More
Russia now holds more gold than dollar assets after a decade-long reduction in Treasury holdings.... Read More
Gasoline prices rose over 8% in December, helping prop up headline CPI.... Read More
A recent study found over 93% of the 6 million higher wage earners laid off during the pandemic had returned to work. By contrast, only half of the 12 million lower wage workers had returned to work over the same period.... Read More
A recap of the best and worst returns across major asset classes in 2020... Read More
Equity funds finally snapped their streak of 20 straight monthly outflows, with ETF inflows outpacing mutual fund outflows.... Read More
The Fed now owns roughly 13% of the U.S. Treasury market. Foreigners are still the largest single owner, holding almost 30% of all Treasury securities.... Read More
Housing inflation is at its lowest level in roughly a decade.... Read More
With the November payroll report, the economy has still lost 9.83 million jobs to the pandemic. Wall Street economist forecasts have that number at 5.42 million at the end of 2021.... Read More
Stock markets across the globe enjoyed one of their best months ever in November.... Read More
Equity mutual funds and ETFs saw $73.72 billion in outflows in October, the largest monthly sum on record.... Read More
The Fed's efforts to calm the markets expanded their balance sheet substantially. They now hold more Treasuries than all other central banks combined.... Read More
Medical care costs declined by their largest amount on record in October.... Read More
The number of temporary layoffs and permanent job losses will become key metrics to watch if another round of lockdowns become a reality in the U.S.... Read More
Despite many markets moving sideways over the past few months, 2020 remains a year of extreme returns.... Read More
Investors pulled one of their largest sums on record out of stock mutual funds and ETFs.... Read More
A look at the size of various markets compared to the U.S. economy... Read More
Foreigners continue selling Treasuries, but equity demand remains strong.... Read More
Used car prices continue to rise at a feverish pace.... Read More
The number of job losers due to temporary layoffs continues to move lower, but the number of permanent job losses is still on the rise.... Read More