Outlook 2009
Article Index
The U.S. Market for Deals Remains in a Deep Freeze
[Editor's Note: With the New Year under way, Money Morning will continue to help investors look ahead, and will continue to run installments of our "Outlook 2009" economic forecasting series.] With the U.S. credit markets in lockdown mode, a whipsaw stock market that keeps anyone from getting too comfortable, a banking sector in chaos and […]
India's Economy Standing Firm Amid the Growing Global Financial Crisis
[Editor's Note: This is the eleventh installment of our "Outlook 2009" series, which looks at the global investing outlook for the New Year.] By Mike Caggeso Associate Editor Money Morning In a surprise to many, India's central bank has cut its base-lending rate four times since October, going from 9% to its current rate of […]
Unprecedented Volatility Will Continue to Rock the Stock Market in Advance of a Possible Rebound in Mid-2009
[Editor's Note: With the New Year upon us and in response to the positive feedback we've received from our "Outlook 2009" economic forecasting series has received, Money Morning is taking advantage of the holiday to run several of our most popular installments a second time.] By Keith Fitz-GeraldInvestment Director Money Morning/The Money Map Report In […]
Why Crude Oil Will Present Investors with a Golden Opportunity in 2009
[Editor's Note: This is the ninth installment of our "Outlook 2009" series, which looks at the global investing outlook for the New Year.] By Jason Simpkins Associate Editor Money Morning Oil prices have fallen 70% since hitting a record $147.27 a barrel in July, which means in just five months, crude has given up all […]
For the U.S. Economy in the New Year, the Pain Will Precede the Promise
[Editor's Note: With the New Year upon us, it's a good time for investors to be looking ahead. With that in mind, Money Morning will be running installments of our "Outlook 2009" economic forecasting series into the New Year. This is the second installment of a new series that looks at the global investing outlook […]
Five Ways to Play Gold's Rebound to $1,500 an Ounce
[Editor's Note: With the New Year upon us, it's a good time for investors to be looking ahead. With that in mind, Money Morning will be running installments of our "Outlook 2009" economic forecasting series into the New Year.] By Mike Caggeso Associate Editor Money Morning Gold hit two historic milestones in 2008. First, in […]
Retail Sales to Suffer in 2009 as U.S. Consumers Curtail Spending
[Editor's Note: This is the seventh installment of our "Outlook 2009" series, which is detailing the global investing outlook for 2009.] By Jennifer YousfiContributing WriterMoney Morning Retail experts are predicting one of the most dismal holiday shopping seasons in decades this year – a crucial stretch that will set the stage for poor retail sales […]
New Year U.S. Housing Market Forecast: No Gain, More Pain
[Editor's Note: This is the sixth installment of a new series that looks at the global investing outlook for 2009.] By Don MillerContributing WriterMoney Morning The U.S. housing market is already being pounded by the "perfect storm." And the outlook for the New Year is for the stormy weather to continue – and probably to […]
If Japan Bounces Back in the New Year, Investors Will, Too
[Editor's Note: This is the fourth installment of a new series that looks at the global investing outlook for 2009.] By Martin HutchinsonContributing EditorMoney Morning/The Money Map Report Japan has been an infuriating country for U.S. investors for almost 20 years now, since its benchmark Nikkei 225 index hit its trading high of 38,957 in […]
Money Morning Outlook 2009: Obamanomics Offers Investors Plenty of Profit Plays in the New Year
[Editor's Note: This is the first installment of a new series that looks at the global investing outlook for 2009.] By Martin Hutchinson Contributing Editor Money Morning/The Money Map Report With his landslide election victory Tuesday – coupled with Democratic gains in the House of Representatives and in the Senate – U.S. President-elect Barack H. […]
Surprise! Coal & Nuclear Power are Keys to Obama's Energy Plan
[Editor's Note: With the New Year upon us, it's a good time for investors to be looking ahead. With that in mind, Money Morning will be running installments of our "Outlook 2009" economic forecasting series into the New Year.] By Don Miller Contributing WriterMoney Morning President-elect Barack Obama has made no bones about wanting to […]