'I have seen this happen before': Nobel prize winner sounds an economic warning Economist Robert Shiller thinks his peers have missed something big. Most experts in his sphere believe the cogs of the economy are turned by policies and mathematics. But Nobel prize-winning Shiller has always sought out the human side of the so-called dismal
Vanguard dramatically cuts its expected rate of return for the stock market over the next decade The stock market won't keep returning the kinds of yearly gains investors have gotten used to, according to Vanguard's Greg Davis. "Our expectations around U.S. equity markets is for about a 5 percent median, annualized return," says the fund
China posts record trade surplus with the US in September, Beijing says China recorded a record trade surplus of $34.13 billion with the U.S. in September amid intense trade tensions between the world's two largest economies. Economists say strong Chinese export data recently is due to exporters benefiting from increased orders before U.S. tariffs hit,
A storm is brewing’ in the US economy, says economist Diane Swonk Even if there isn’t a full-blown trade war, the uncertainty surrounding tariffs can hurt the U.S. economy, says economist Diane Swonk. “If we are to continue to have this uncertainty then you have over time a corrosive effect that builds up in 2019
Core infrastructure’s growing role in institutional portfolios As a new asset class, infrastructure has proved itself over the last decade, establishing a strong track record that highlights its potential to enhance returns and mitigate risk as part of a broader portfolio. Furthermore, the expected total return for private infrastructure is now greater than the expected
