One year after the global economy emerged from lockdowns, the economy is running faster than many of us have seen in our lifetimes. The U.S. and China have led the way, thanks to the various COVID-19 vaccines, whose accelerating distribution is speeding the recovery and driving faster spending. This, plus a rise in private savings, low interest rates, and the “visible hand” of multiple government support programs are providing fuel for growth that should intensify the 2021–2022 U.S. economic recovery to its fastest two-year pace since 1965–1966. Read More
If you’ve put off saving for retirement or saved less than you planned, consider the following steps to to help you work toward your retirement goals. Read More
We anticipate uneven global growth in 2021, but strengthening over the course of the year if and when coronavirus vaccines are distributed. We expect China and the U.S. to remain on the leading edge of the global recovery throughout the year. We view global inflation’s projected rise through the end of next year more as catch-up from 2020’s pandemic-depressed rate than a fundamental change in the low-inflation environment of recent decades. Read More