March 12, 2019 This does not always happen, but Friday’s job report came just in time for the Federal Reserve Board to analyze the data and act on it during their next meeting which starts one-week from today. Before data was released, most analysts were predicting no action to be taken at this meeting. As […]
January 15, 2019 Last year was very interesting. The previous year we had great gains in the stock markets and enjoyed lower interest rates. We began 2018 with even more stock gains, fueled by a significant corporate tax cut. But the boost to the economy at a time when we were already at low employment […]
October 2, 2018 The end of the quarter is especially busy when the Federal Reserve Board schedules its meeting at the same time. We are just days past the Fed announcement to raise short-term rates by 1/4 of one percent and a confirmation of strong economic growth for the second quarter. In addition, at the end this […]
August 14, 2018 The economy is humming and there is a certain optimism from analysts that the economy will continue to grow from here. Even the Federal Reserve Board in their brief recent statement used the word “strong” to characterize the economy. Though it seems to be “all systems go,” the question for this week […]
Queens 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 First quarter of 2018: 1. 29-21 41st Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101 Purchase Price: $60 Million Sale of 183 room hotel located in Long […]
June 12, 2018 This week the Federal Reserve Board’s Open Market Committee meets with analysts expecting another hike in rates. While the overwhelming sentiment is for a hike, the enthusiasm for such a move is slightly lower than it was a few weeks ago. Since then there has been a flurry of international news causing […]
May 15, 2018 The economic recovery recently hit an important milestone. It is now officially the second longest expansion in our history. For much of the expansion, the recovery has felt more painful than others. For one, the Great Recession was extremely deep and painful. Therefore, most Americans needed a long-term for their personal recovery […]
April 17, 2018 In the first three weeks of the year, the stock market experienced gains that were nothing short of spectacular, extending a great year for equities in 2017. Starting with the last week in January, the markets have been experiencing extreme amounts of volatility — both up and down. It has not been unusual […]
April 10, 2018 The job numbers for March give us another indication of where our economy is headed in the short-term. The headline numbers showed 103,000 jobs added and an unemployment rate of 4.1%. While the number of jobs added was disappointing, the report followed a very high number of jobs added for the previous […]
March 13, 2018 The wild year has continued with regard to volatility in the markets, political headlines and, sadly, national tragedies. Through it all, we have seen three patterns emerge. First, the volatility has been focused mostly in the stock and bond markets. Stock gains were some of the strongest in memory in January and […]