Michael Carr, Author at Money & Markets, LLC

Author: Michael Carr

Economic Growth Will Continue to Crawl (No Thanks to George Clooney)

Expect slow economic growth in 2021. Decline in spending on personal services supports this. (Clooney’s Flowbee admission didn’t help.)

GLD gold ETF chart: Momentum indicator suggests it’s time to buy GLD, gold or silver. The pullback is over.

Many investors use Robert Shiller’s market indicators like his new Excess CAPE Yield (ECY) when determining what market sectors to buy into.

Low interest rates are great for borrowers, but they can also lead to sluggish economic growth due to lackluster returns on investments.

The unemployment rate dropped slightly in November, but there’s a troubling trend within the U.S. labor market that should be watched closely.