Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

3,2,1. The ball drops and we've all moved from 2019 to 2020. May the new year bring all the best to you and yours. Thanks for reading in 2019 and I'll see you in 2020. Jim Jubak To subscribe to JAM you need to fill in some details below including, ahem, some info on...
2019 goes out with a hurrah!

2019 goes out with a hurrah!

Today, December 31, all 11 of the sectors that make up the Standard & Poor's 500 closed higher for the year. That's the first time that's happened since 2010. For the year the S&P 500 itself gained 29%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 22.3%. The NASDAQ...
More stimulus on the way in China

More stimulus on the way in China

It looks like looser monetary policy is on the way in China for 2020. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Monday the government will study further cutting bank reserve requirements in 2020. It's a good bet that the Premier would have raised the possible policy change if...