Wesbury: GDP—Mediocre Top-Line, Weaker Details
by Brian S. Wesbury – Chief Economist & Robert Stein, CFA – Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portolios…
April 27, 2026
Modest Government Spending Shrinkage
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios The federal government is…
April 20, 2026
Rate Cuts on Backburner
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios If you expect Kevin…
April 13, 2026
Wesbury: Election Year Forecast: A Divided Congress
by Brian S. Wesbury – Chief Economist & Robert Stein, CFA – Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portolios…
April 6, 2026
Stocks See Troubles Brewing
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios The US economy grew…
March 30, 2026
The Case for Core International Equity Exposure
Michael Greenberg, Head of Americas Portfolio Management at Franklin Templeton explains why international equities are no longer a tactical side bet, but a structural core allocation—and how disciplined portfolio construction is becoming the real source of durability
Wesbury: It’s a Topsy Turvy World
by Brian S. Wesbury – Chief Economist & Robert Stein, CFA – Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portolios…
March 23, 2026
Wesbury: War, Oil, and Recession
by Brian S. Wesbury – Chief Economist & Robert Stein, CFA – Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portolios…
March 16, 2026
Wesbury: Tepid Growth, But Growth
by Brian S. Wesbury – Chief Economist & Robert Stein, CFA – Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portolios…
March 10, 2026
Wesbury: The Great Reset
by Brian S. Wesbury – Chief Economist & Robert Stein, CFA – Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portolios…
March 2, 2026
Higher Tariffs Not Dead
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios The Trump Tariffs are…
February 23, 2026
Wesbury: Good GDP, Not So Good Jobs
by Brian S. Wesbury – Chief Economist & Robert Stein, CFA – Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portolios…
February 17, 2026
Wesbury: A Tale of Two Migrations
by Brian S. Wesbury – Chief Economist & Robert Stein, CFA – Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portolios…
February 9, 2026
Will Kevin Warsh Fix the Fed?
by Brian S. Wesbury – Chief Economist & Robert Stein, CFA – Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portolios…
February 4, 2026
No Rate Cut Wednesday
by Brian S. Wesbury – Chief Economist & Robert Stein, CFA – Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portolios…
January 26, 2026
The Fed Chose Politics
by Brian S. Wesbury – Chief Economist & Robert Stein, CFA – Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portolios…
January 20, 2026