Spectrem Group said that investors’ outlook brightened in September, according to its research. The firm said that its Spectrem Affluent Investor Index advanced in September, as concerns about inflation and oil and gas prices eased. The index, which measures the investment outlook of households with US$500,000 or more in investable assets, had been in a […]
Knowledge is not being put into practice
Investors are trying to balance a slowing real estate market and weaker inventories against fall in commodity prices
Index sits just above all time low
U.S. investors worried over Fed direction
Inflation fears take their toll
Market turmoil fails to dent outlook
Nearly half of managers surveyed expect the global economy to weaken over the next 12 months
Institutional investor confidence rose a little in May, according to the State Street Investor Confidence Index.In May, the index increased by 2.9 points to 85.9 from April’s revised reading of 83.0. Looking regionally, the confidence of North American institutional investors displayed a solid increase from 93.1 to 98.8. By contrast, the confidence of European investors […]
Over 90% of U.S. investors say energy prices hurting investment climate