Intermediate and long-term market rates have begun to move up as the Fed meets The Fed meets this week with a strong consensus forecast of another increase in managed rates. The FOMC is expected to raise the target rate for Fed Funds by 25 basis points to 2.0-2.25% on Wednesday. This is a meeting which…
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read article →Market rates rose last week even as the data came in below forecasts The yield on the ten-year treasury ended last week at 3.0%. The rise to this level has occurred three times this year only to back off to well below this barrier. The rise took place even as the August inflation data was below prior months and…
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read article →Economic data released last week was strong with rising inflation risks affecting markets Any doubts as to whether the surge in consumption reported for the second quarter can continue in the third quarter is quickly being eliminated with data being released. The labor market report for August reported last Friday was a solid number. It…
read article →Domestic economic fundamentals continued strong at the start of the third quarter The data due out this week will contribute to the determination of the sustainability of the business expansion . The risk has been whether the strong growth of the second quarter of this year can continue into the third quarter. There have been three quarters…
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read article →Risks to financial markets were reduced last week The concern by investors has been twofold in the last month. First, the risk that the economy was going to slow from the strong second quarter growth was reduced last week with the release of July retail sales . Overall, sales were reported as having increased by…
read article →Eno to Keene. Connor to Waldron. Palmer to Daust. Mann to Schaible. Lueth to Bitzer. Ward to Oldford. Eichler to Snider. These are just a few of the management transitions in process across the Michigan banking sector. Some involve the assumption of full CEO responsibilities, while others set the stage by designating the President’s title…
read article →The fiscal stimulus of tax cuts are being undermined by the uncertainty of a trade war Investors continue to focus on the negative impact of the developing trade war as opposed to the strong economic growth data being released. The yield on the ten-year treasury has backed down from 3% two weeks ago to close last week at 2.86%….
read article →All of the data released last week strengthens the probability of a rate increase in September The wealth of data released last week continues to point to a strong rebound in growth still in place. The labor market remains tight even with nonfarm payroll growth in July at 157,000, well below the results of May…
read article →Real GDP came in as expected while the components indicate a strong recovery will continue The headline number for second quarter economic growth came as expected but for much different reasons than forecast. The Advance Report for Real GDP resulted in 4.1% growth over the first quarter with the consensus forecast calling for 4.2%. This…
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