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Stocks have had a very strong start to 2019, across most of the world. The MSCI All-Countries World Index (ACWI), of both developed and emerging market stocks, is up 12.8% since the start of the year. This is the bounce after late 2018's sharp falls. But why do disparate stock markets so often...

According to Germany's Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung, or ZEW, the slump in the country's economy has now reached its fourteenth month. The institute's sentiment index has improved in the last two, but only slightly. As of the latest calculation released today, it stand...

The following is an extract from IHS Markit's monthly PMI overview presentation. Global PMI lifts higher on back of stronger service sector expansion The pace of global economic growth picked up in February from a near two-and-a-half year low at the start of the year, but remained among ...

Perhaps no country risks losing more from the winds of protectionism and tariffs sweeping the world than Germany. The world's fourth-largest economy and the richest in the European Union is heavily dependent on exports, especially of industrial goods that are sensitive to swings in the economi...

By Claudio Grass The latest numbers released by China's statistics bureau fueled widespread concerns about the outlook of the global economy, as the Asian superpower reported its slowest growth rate since 1990. The figures showed a 6.6% growth for 2018, confirming the view that the growth ...

By Rob Waldner, Chief Strategist and Head of Multi-Sector on March 5, 2019, in Fixed Income From the Fed, to Brexit, to China, we see positive signs that could support risk assets At Invesco Fixed Income, we often talk about the risks that are likely to upset global markets...

The OECD has become the latest mainstream economist outfit to relent on growth. Two years ago, they had grown cautiously optimistic as reflation appeared in the back half of 2016. By the middle of 2017, positively giddy barely able to contain their increasingly rabid exc...

By Bluford Putnam Could the USMCA accord among the US, Canada and Mexico, and a potential US-China trade deal get approval from the Democrats-led House of Representatives? Editor’s Note: The summary bullets for this article were chosen by Seeking Alpha Read more ....

In this video we go over a Ray Dalio's latest recession prediction and what it means for the stock market. You can read Ray's full article here . Editor's Note: The summary bullets for this article were chosen by Seeking Read more ...

Originally published February 28, 2019 Starting about 18 months ago I assessed the risk of a recession before the next presidential election to be over 50% because we at Bridgewater calculated that a) the growth spurt would be temporary and fade and b) the Fed's policies in response to the...