Although interest rates and unemployment have an indirectly inverse relationship, that relationship can be clouded by broader factors in the labor market.

The Russell 1000 Comprehensive Factor Index cut peak drawdown by 29% versus the benchmark during April’s tariff volatility.

Investors await announcements on tariffs, company earnings, and more. Ivanna Hampton: Welcome to Investing Insights. I’m your host, Ivanna Hampton.

Recently, the cattle market has shown unusual behavior and doesn’t follow its typical seasonal patterns.

Chinese economists always pay much attention on how to improve Chinese total factor productivity and make it to be driving factor of Chinese economic growth. Based on the provincial panel data from ...

Harvard Kennedy School Professor Carmen Reinhart, an expert on financial crises and sovereign debt, unpacks bond market fluctuations.

This edition of Market Factors includes a thematic investing approach uncovering stocks that outperform. New stresses in the U.S. are making it hard to hedge portfolios and a prominent economist ...

Investment word of the day: Factor investing selects securities based on characteristics influencing risk and return, aiming for enhanced diversification and improved returns. Key factors include ...

Many markets have what Chicago Booth’s Christina Patterson and her colleagues in a 2020 paper describe as a “winner takes most” dynamic, with sales increasingly accruing to the most productive ...

As markets become more liquid, they attract more investors, increasing the pool of capital, and with more money to invest, that can boost economic growth. Information channel.

Multiple adverse factors contributed to a much rougher three months for truck manufacturers in the first quarter of 2025 than was expected at the turn of the calendar year.

Stock Market and Economic Growth When commentators suggest that a particular factor is an important driving force in economic growth, we have to look at the relationship to saving. Does this factor ...