Money makes the world go around, but interest rates help determine where the money goes. The past several days have seen ripple effects, well, ripple, as the economy absorbs the recent Fed rate hike, and interest rate watchers (who include, of course, people who own businesses...
So the numbers are in — and by numbers, we mean the jobs numbers and wages data — and should we assume that a rake hike is about to transpire? Will anyone care? Because, you know, the Street has been talking about this and baking...
American consumers bought more goods and services in the second quarter of 2016, according to a report on Tuesday (Aug. 2) from Reuters. The numbers seem to show the strength of the U.S. retail industry, with consumer spending rising 0.4 percent in June after a...
June is out. July looks iffy. But keep an eye out for, possibly, one and done for a Fed boost.
May 30, 2016
US stocks have been buoyant amid improving economic data, relatively steady energy prices and now a seemingly imminent rate hike. Here’s why that last point might make China nervous.
January 10, 2017
Money makes the world go around, but interest rates help determine where the money goes. The past several days have seen ripple effects, well, ripple, as the economy absorbs the recent Fed rate hike, and interest rate watchers (who include, of course, people who own businesses or people who invest) take stock of where key lending […]
August 03, 2016
American consumers bought more goods and services in the second quarter of 2016, according to a report on Tuesday (Aug. 2) from Reuters. The numbers seem to show the strength...
December 17, 2015
The rate hike has finally come, and the big banks are taking a cue from the Fed’s actions. As The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (Dec. 16), lenders across the United...
