ING Investment Management forecasts that stock markets will rise between 8% and 12% in 2011, thanks to a low-inflation, low-interest environment supported by the Fed, despite weak GDP growth. And for those looking for to incre…
Producer prices rose less than expected, with much of the hike coming from energy. Excluding food and energy, PPI fell 0.6% in the month. Overall, wholesale prices are up just 1.5% in the past year — still too close to deflati…
Consumers will start to see prices rising at the stores — and soon, as the costs of commodities like cotton, sugar, and coffee are surging to record highs.
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The seemingly symbiotic relationship between the China and America — dubbed Chimerica — is now clearly chimerical. What was once billed as the ideal partnership is quickly turning into a competition for global influence inste…
Consumer and investor confidence show signs of mending, but rekindled fears of inflation are on the rise as well. As costs rise, that could also hammer the profit margins of many companies — a possibility that is already taki…