Weekly Economic Report
In economic news this week it appears that the trend is your friend. The unemployment resumed its march lower, dropping to 3.9% in April – but with no sign of wage inflation as new data and revisions lowered the annual growth rate back down to 2.6%. read more »
Weekly Economic Report
Continuing solid growth in already tight markets is putting upward pressure on input prices – but generating less inflation than margin compression. Competition between corporations with newly freed cash flow due to the tax cuts has lifted prices for labor, energy, and credit – but the GDP deflator cooled slightly to 2.0% in the first quarter from 2.3% at the end of last year. read more »
Top 50 Brokers of 2013
McVean Trading & Investments was a part of Futures magazine's annual Top 50 Brokers list. read more »
For markets and his city, commodities trader Charles McVean looks ahead
Charles McVean is featured in the Commercial Appeal. read more »