Long-term interest rates are at 40-year lows. Could they possibly go lower? Economist Gary Shilling says they can. Before this bull market in bonds is over, Gary predicts that long-term interest rates in the U.S. will …
The single most important factor influencing most decisions on retail spending and spending on services is the level of household income after payments of capital, interest on debt and other non-discretionary payments — bills of …
Long-term bond yields are shockingly low despite the Fed’s best efforts to push them higher. Alan Greenspan calls it a “conundrum.” What does that mean? The Fed must fight inflation and recession at the same …
Consumers feel less secure about their own employment prospects, and are more sceptical about the UK jobs market, than they were last month, according to the latest Consumer Barometer from Lloyds TSB Financial Markets. A …
Despite strong output growth, the Turkish economy is struggling to create enough jobs. Turkey has enjoyed an impressive macroeconomic turnaround in the past four years, with accelerating economic growth and declining inflation rates, that has …
Which market do you think will make the better investment over the next five years? China or Germany? The intuitive answer is China. After all we all know it is the fastest growing economy in …