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Macro | Economic Influencers | Sep 2nd-Sep 8th

Today's Economic Influencers and How the Economy is Reflected Although many variables may influence the economy, this article will only discuss a number of them that were mentioned in the news this past week. Specifically, the variables included in this article contain unemployment rates, consumer spending, and investor spending. Learn about the most recent updates in the world of economics and become involved in helping make conclusions for the club's benefit. AP News: Survey from Busine

by Drew Hoover September 8, 2019September 15, 2019

Bonds, Macro

Macro | Recession Signals? | Aug 19th-25th

Yield Inversion - Early Recession signal Yield curves, interest, bonds, and the ever-going fight between the FED and President Trump have all been major focal points in 2019. Even though it might be sexier discussing high yield equities, it is important to talk about what happened last week. On August 14th, the 10-year Treasury bond briefly dropped below the 2-year treasury bond. This phenomenon is known as a yield curve inversion (See picture on the right). In normal market conditions, investor

by Adrian Larsen August 25, 2019September 2, 2019