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5 Unusual Economic Indicators That Can Tell You About the Economy

Trade Brains

Unusual Economic Indicators : You might have heard about indicators like the Big Mac Index (if you haven’t, you can read our previous article). Today, we’ll introduce you to some unusual economic indicators that might predict the economic conditions. Most Unusual Economic Indicators 1. What is it? What is the proof?

Economy 64
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At the Money: Forecasting Recessions

The Big Picture

As it turns out, there are ways investors can tell if an economic contraction is really coming. To help us unpack all of this and what it means for your portfolio, let’s bring in Claudia Sahm. Claudia Sahm : A recession is a broad-based contraction in economic activity. 2001, the bursting of the dot com bubble.

Economy 293
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10 Monday AM Reads

The Big Picture

My back-to-work morning train WFH reads: • The sneaky economics of Ticketmaster : Ticketmaster’s maligned fees and customer service issues are again under the microscope. Blackstone is the world’s largest owner of commercial real estate globally with a $565 billion portfolio and $319 billion in investor capital. Economist ).

Math 300
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Market Commentary: S&P 500 Makes New All-Time High as Fed Goes Big

Carson Wealth

If they are cutting due to a panic (think March 2020) or due to a recession (like in 2001 or 2007) potential trouble could indeed be lurking. Yes, 2001 and 2007 are in there, as you’ve probably heard many times the past week if you’ve watched financial media at all. First things first, why are they cutting? on average.

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Ketan Parekh Scam – The Infamous Stock Market Fraud!

Trade Brains

And on the other hand, we have Harshad Mehta and Ketan Parekh who not only ruled the stock markets but were also found guilty of economic crimes. He had created a portfolio called K-10 which consists of top ten hit picks by Ketan Parekh himself. His loan accumulated to Rs. 750 million. billion and to MMCB Rs. 400 billion.

Marketing 105
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Market Commentary: Stocks in the Middle of Some Amazing Streaks While Job Growth Perks Up

Carson Wealth

That’s higher than anything we saw between 2001 and 2019 (when it peaked at 80.4%). If you’re wondering why economic growth keeps exceeding a lot of people’s expectations, especially after recent upward revisions, here’s why: Income growth is powering the economy, as opposed to credit. in September. But Can We Believe the Data?

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Smaller Stocks Are On A Winning Streak

Validea

With the Fed swiftly raising rates and the slowing of economic growth, small-cap stocks have gotten pummeled. That’s positive news for small-caps, especially as the pattern of underperforming before a recession and outperforming as a recession wanes is one that small-caps have followed in 1990, 2001, 2008, and 2020.