Economist cover: The union’s troubled state

The country moved quickly to check the spread of the virus

Correlations have fallen to new post-financial crisis lows, and that’s a good thing for investors.

Sentiment regarding purchasing conditions and inflation worsened

The entrenched nature of inflation, including high wages, fierce services spending, increased input costs and supply chain issues, expectations for rate cuts are likely to fade as the potential for another Fed rate increase becomes more likely.