Tag Archives: growth
European debt crisis presents difficult challenges
The government debt situation in Europe has been the largest driver of market volatility over the past two months. Concern continues to grow that select European countries are close to defaulting on their loans. European banks may have catastrophic exposure … Continue reading
Slow economy is a drag on standard of living
Economists who aren’t predicting a double-dip recession are at least expecting a low-growth U.S. economy for an extended period of time. What is the impact of an economy that doesn’t grow at it’s historical annual rate of approximately 3% year … Continue reading
Should you invest more in China’s growth story?
Recently, Burton Malkiel, Professor of Economics at Princeton and the author “A Random Walk Down Wall Street,” hosted a conference call to review the economic prospects of China. Malkiel provided some very interesting analysis of the Chinese economy—including both positive … Continue reading
Stocks Don’t Follow the Economy’s Lead
Perhaps more than at any other time, global economic conditions are influencing outlook from investment professionals willing to offer a forecast of the market direction. Economic data reveals significant headwinds that will likely limit Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth and … Continue reading
Our view of the investment world as we close the book on a volatile decade
(This is a lightly modified version of a letter sent to clients of Brooks, Hughes & Jones December 18.) As we move into 2010 on the shoulders of a giant stock market rally, a phrase from the final episode of … Continue reading
