Tag Archives U.S. Economy

In this week’s video update:

• What the latest U.S. economic numbers might mean for U.S. GDP in 2017.
• Why it might be worthwhile to be underweight U.S. equities.
• How political risk might be overblown in European markets right now.

In this week’s video update:

• What might the revised Q4 2016 U.S. GDP to 2.1% mean for the U.S economy in 2017?
• Are European markets unmoved by the start of the UK exit from the European Union (EU)?
• What role might eurozone elections play in the markets this year?

In this week’s video update:

• U.S. healthcare regulation changes promised by the Republican party (GOP) faces an uphill battle this week, dampening market expectations of GOP tax reform.
• Fallout from recent political challenges for the GOP has impacted both bonds and the U.S. dollar this week, showing a potential pause the year’s early U.S. market rally.
• MSCI EAFE Index and MSCI Emerging Markets Index both show strong growth as U.S. markets slow, up 170 basis points and 12.5% year-to-date respectively compared to the Russell 1000® Index.