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Most of the major indices are 1%-3% below their all-time highs despite headline risks, geopolitical turmoil, and weakening corporate earnings. With negative market sentiment ramping up, why are U.S. markets still near record highs? One question that most market-watchers and economists have not...

There have been many instances throughout the last several years in which investors’ reaction to economic data gets a little topsy-turvy. “Bad is good and good is bad” became a trademark phrase of the latter stage of this bull rally, in which higher interest rates were only...

GDP growth slipped in the second quarter, and revisions reveal weaker 2018 growth Growth in the U.S. economy slowed during the second quarter, as accelerating consumer spending could not offset a reversal in the inventory cycle and weaker business investment. In addition, annual data revisions...

With the market intently focused on what the Fed might do in its policy setting meeting next week, stronger-than-expected economic data has tended to weigh on sentiment because of its potential to keep central bankers more on the dovish side. But this morning, after gross domestic product data came...

Despite concerns over a slowing global economy and negative impacts of the ongoing trade war with China, the U.S. grew its gross domestic product by 2.1% in the second quarter of 2019, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The U.S. economy overcame falling economic growth forecasts around...

Economist Ibrahiim Bayaan breaks down the difference between adjusted GDP vs traditional GDP. Market Expert Seth Holm looks at rate cuts and how the market is affected by them.

FreightWaves features Market Voices – a forum for voices with unique knowledge of numerous transportation/logistics/supply chain sectors, as well as other critical expertise. As I have written in two previous columns, "Since transportation is a cyclically sensitive industry, shouldn't the...

FreightWaves features Market Voices – a forum for voices with unique knowledge of numerous transportation/logistics/supply chain sectors, as well as other critical expertise. Last week I wrote about how truckers and freight brokers who are at the top of their profession possess all the talents you...

Despite concerns over a slowing global economy and negative impacts of the ongoing trade war with China, the U.S. grew its gross domestic product by 3.1% in the first quarter of 2019, up from just 2.2% growth in the fourth quarter of 2018. The growth was surprisingly strong given falling economic...

FreightWaves features Market Voices – a forum for market experts with unique knowledge of numerous transportation/logistics/supply chain sectors, as well as other critical expertise. Transportation, especially trucking, is a cyclically sensitive industry. The most successful truckers and freight...

With a bevy of Fed speakers on tap and jobs data scheduled, this week could give market participants something to focus on other than tariffs, but for the moment trade concerns remain center stage as the first trading session of June gets under way. China fired the latest rhetoric volley, saying...

Although trade tensions continued to concern market participants Thursday morning, corporate earnings appeared to have more sway over sentiment in a development that shows equities may have reached a new equilibrium after strong selling pressure. On the corporate earnings front, Cisco Systems, Inc...

A much-stronger-than-expected U.S. gross domestic product print gave investors something else to cheer about amid an earnings season where many companies have been faring better than had been forecast.  In its first estimate of Q1 GDP, the Commerce Department said the benchmark measure of...

The first reading of U.S. GDP rose 1 percentage point to 3.2 percent in the first quarter against analyst expectations between 2 and 2.3 percent and Atlanta Federal Reserve estimates of 2.7 percent. “The acceleration in real GDP growth in the first quarter reflected an upturn in state and...

U.S. GDP growth slowed more than originally estimated in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to the revised GDP numbers reported by the Commerce Department on Thursday. The Commerce Department reported U.S. GDP growth of just 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter, down from the 2.6-percent estimate...