Jobs and More – The Look Back
January 14, 2020 The numbers are in for 2019. We will start with jobs, as the December report was just released last week. The month’s numbers generally were slightly disappointing, which is good news for the economy and interest rates, as it is in line with predictions of slower growth but no recession. For the […]
Read MoreThe Fed Meets While Data Flows
October 29, 2019 This is a very busy week. We start with a very important financial release on Wednesday. The first reading of economic growth for the third quarter will give analysts an idea as to whether the economy is slowing as many have expected. And we expect that the Federal Reserve Board’s Open Market […]
Read MoreHow Important is Housing?
November 27, 2018 This week’s topic is very interesting. The economy is rolling along and, thus far the housing sector has contributed to this economic growth. But recent evidence is pointing towards at least a slight slowdown in the sector. The question is, how much will this slowdown affect the overall economy? Generally, real estate […]
Read MoreFed Meeting Looms
September 18, 2018 Taking into account recent statements by the members of the Federal Reserve Board and recent economic reports, as we mentioned previously, the markets are counting upon a rate increase next week when the Fed meets. The acceleration of wage growth has the markets particularly worried and right now many analysts are expecting […]
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