Trump turns tariff focus onto Mexico

| May 31, 2019 at 12:00 AM

Stocks and bond yields fell and the Mexican peso depreciated after US President Donald Trump announced his intention to impose tariffs on all US imports from Mexico from 10 June.

Bull-lessness could boost stocks

| May 31, 2019 at 12:00 AM

In mid-December, we wrote a quick note highlighting an overly pessimistic signal coming from the weekly survey of investor sentiment published by the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII).

Social Security’s spousal benefits

| May 31, 2019 at 12:00 AM

When it comes to claiming Social Security, the decision of claiming now or later shouldn’t be based on maximizing an individual’s forward-looking payout in isolation.