News Brief from AXA Equitable: Highlights from recent notable market news reports December 23, 2011 Economists expect U.S. GDP will grow a modest 2% in 2012, only slightly higher than the 1.7% rate expected for 2011, citing issues related to Europe, housing, jobs, and government spending cuts (“Risks Cloud Outlook for Economy in 2012,” by [...]
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High Anxiety Over the Eurozone
News Brief from AXA Equitable: Highlights from recent notable market news reports December 16, 2011 Uncertainty over how the eurozone financial crisis will play out is dominating investment decisions and overshadowing fundamentals driving earnings (“BlueCrest’s Platt Says Europe Banks Insolvent as Bass Sees Run,” by Jesse Westbrook and Saijel Kishan, Dec. 15, 2011, Bloomberg). Michael [...]
Take 5 Views: Inflation Concerns
Market Insights from the Experts. Many investors are beginning to contemplate the effect inflation might have on their retirement portfolios, now that the U.S. economy seems to be heading for expansion, the employment picture looks better, and government debt remains at high levels. AXA Equitable Funds Management Group recently asked five investment professionals to comment [...]
Too “Beared Up” at Year-End 2011?
News Brief from AXA Equitable: Highlights from recent notable market news reports February 3, 2012 An unexpected drop in the U.S. unemployment rate – to 8.3%, according to data released Feb. 3 – is sure to rattle some stock market bears (“Jobs Data Show Sustained Growth,” by Josh Mitchell and Jeffrey Sparshott, Feb. 3, 2012, [...]
Political Gridlock vs. Economic Recovery
News Brief from AXA Equitable: Highlights from recent notable market news reports November 23, 2011 Mohamed El-Erian of Pacific Investment Management Co. now thinks the U.S. has a 50-50 chance of lapsing into recession, citing new concerns about the impact of Congress failing to hammer out a deficit-reduction plan (“El-Erian: U.S. Economic Conditions ‘Terrifying,’” by [...]
