October 24, 2017 Sure, the stock market has risen for over eight years. But the run which started in October of 2016 is quite extraordinary, to say the least. Usually when bull markets get older, they fluctuate and run out of steam, but this one seems to have gotten quite a second wind. The question […]
Read MoreOctober 17, 2017 During the past month or so, interest rates, oil prices and even gold prices have been rising. The stock market has been moving upward steadily as well, though stocks have been moving up for many years now and accelerating for the past year. With the Federal Reserve Board raising short-term rates and […]
Read MoreSeptember 5, 2017 Last month we spoke about the data that will be coming out before the Federal Reserve Board meets towards the end of September. These economic reports included jobs, inflation, the quarterly reading on economic growth and more. The August job numbers released just before the Labor Day weekend was expected to be […]
Read MoreQueens Real Estate News The Queens NY Real Estate Market Continues to boom Below is a list of the top 10 biggest real estate sales deals in Queens, New York during the Second quarter of 2017: 1. 138-10 135th Ave, South Ozone Park, NY 1143 Purchase Price: $58.1 million Sale of 330 room hotel in Ozone […]
Read MoreAugust 29, 2017 Though the calendar states that fall comes later in September, Labor Day weekend is actually the real end of summer for most Americans. It means back to school for the kids and the end of vacation season. Congress is back in session after their August recess. Though many think that Congressmen go […]
Read MoreAugust 22, 2017 Last week we spoke about the Dog Days of Summer when things are expected to be quiet. On the other hand, we also indicated that the world does not take vacation in August and unexpected events can have a greater affect upon the markets when so many are on vacation. And so […]
Read MoreAugust 8, 2017 The long road back from the Great Recession began in mid-2009 and July marks the 96th month of recovery. This makes it the third longest expansion on record, and if we continue at the present pace, this recovery will become the second longest expansion in history in the middle of next year. […]
Read MoreAugust 1, 2017 Last week’s meeting of the Federal Reserve Board’s Open Market Committee was not so much about what they would do when they met. It was more about what they would say about the future. The two topics of interest were future interest rate hikes and selling off their stockpile of assets, which […]
Read MoreJuly 25, 2017 The Federal Reserve Board meets this week to decide what to do with short-term interest rates. With Chairperson Yellen having testified before Congress recently, the tone of her remarks has led the markets to believe that there is little chance of a rate hike this time around. However, analysts will be watching […]
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