When it comes to estimating defined benefit (“DB”) plan costs, it is critical to use inputs and assumptions that make sense. Longevity is one such important factor that demands attention. Getting good answers to questions about life span differences among age, income and health cohorts is necessary for decision-makers. The assessment of how to redesign…
One of the interesting questions at IDFA was have I solved Chaos Theory? I am not sure that needs to be solved. The problem we have is confined to our mind and trying to translate concepts into words to facilitate expressing what we think is linear thought but is not. This is the Lorenz strange…
On Nov 26, we issued an updated research report on Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ – Analyst Report), assessing its opportunities and challenges in the foreseeable future. Nasdaq is focused on growth from acquisitions and organic initiatives that enable entry and cross-selling opportunities into new markets on a low cost and highly flexible platform. Alongside,…
Earmarked gold at the Federal Reserve dropped 42 tonnes for the month of October as foreign countries repatriate their gold.
from the Richmond Fed America, like many industrialized countries, is aging. The Census Bureau projects that by 2030, over 20 percent of U.S. residents will be 65 or older, up from 13 percent in 2010 and less than 10 percent in 1970. For elder-law attorneys and hearing-aid companies, the economic implications of this trend are…
When defensive stocks lead the wider stock market higher while energy stocks sink, you know the engines of the major indexes are running on borrowed time, and soon the hope will fade. Walmart screams higher out of a base. You can clearly see WMT and XLP step up to higher prices. This is sector rotation…
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Having already tumbled 10bps on the week, US Treasury yields plunged 4bps after the US equity market cash session closed… to the lowest 30Y yield close since May 2013. Yields tumbled after stocks closed… Closing at 19 month lows… Charts: Bloomberg
Here are a couple of reasons why Keynesian economists are truly a menace in today’s bubble ridden and debt-impaled world. It seems that both Harvard’s Kenneth Rogoff and Princeton’s Paul Krugman are on the global advice circuit, peddling what amounts to sheer snake oil to desperate politicians and policy-makers who have already buried themselves—-so far to no avail—-in…
From Liz Alderman in the NY Times today: Germany and France Aim to Avert a ‘Lost Decade’ The economy ministers of France and Germany called on Thursday for urgent overhauls and a series of investments in both countries to help prevent them and the eurozone from falling into a stagnation trap. This comes as news of increasing unemployment…
