Tag: economic growth

The third revision of the first quarter of 2015’s Gross Domestic Product was released today and it showed that the economy did slightly better...

Over the past several weeks, I have laid out details for why I feel interest rates will continue to trend lower. In a nutshell, I...

For weeks now, it looks like I have been wrong on my long bonds positions: the 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT) and the...

The initial ‘advanced’ US GDP growth estimate for the first quarter of 2015 estimated that the economy grew at 0.2%. The second revision based...

While investors make decisions based on observable evidence (rather than forecasting), it is always a good idea to understand the bullish and bearish possibilities...

Over the last six months I have taken the position that global growth has been slowing and that it will result in slowing growth...

The major economic release last week was the second estimate of 2014’s fourth quarter and annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The GDP is “a...

Earlier today, the markets received word that 4th quarter GDP had been revised down from 2.6% to 2.2%. The 4th quarter GDP report was...

In spite (no, actually because of) last week's flatlined +0.1% Q1 Advance GDP Growth reading (published by the BEA here), Goldman Sachs' Kris Dawsey...

By Chris Wrenn     Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve began easing with the goal of seeing the U.S. through a difficult economic landscape. By lowering rates and...