The stock markets swooned to the upside in the wake of President Donald Trump’s surprise ascension to the presidency. Double-digit percentage gains were in place in just a few months, broadly dispersed across the major U.S. indices, and with the Standard and Poor’s 500 Stock...
The Federal Reserve went ahead with a widely expected decision to boost short-term interest rates Wednesday. And as is so often the case, the action begs the question as to what lies next, as in right around the corner. At this writing, just as the...
The Dow has crossed a 20,000 point threshold. What might that mean for consumers feeling flush?
Up, down and now up again. Big-league. The stock market, the dollar. Along with his incoming administration, President Donald Trump has promised sweeping changes to all manner of U.S. trade and social policy. And over the past few days, the markets have been on —...
March 22, 2017
The stock markets swooned to the upside in the wake of President Donald Trump’s surprise ascension to the presidency. Double-digit percentage gains were in place in just a few months, broadly dispersed across the major U.S. indices, and with the Standard and Poor’s 500 Stock Index up about 10 percent. The reasoning went, and still […]
March 15, 2017
The Federal Reserve went ahead with a widely expected decision to boost short-term interest rates Wednesday. And as is so often the case, the action begs the question as to...
January 26, 2017
The Dow has crossed a 20,000 point threshold. What might that mean for consumers feeling flush?
January 24, 2017
Up, down and now up again. Big-league. The stock market, the dollar. Along with his incoming administration, President Donald Trump has promised sweeping changes to all manner of U.S. trade...
