Month: June 2016

Financial News for the Week of June 24, 2016

FINANCIAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK Markets were on tenterhooks all week in anticipation of the British referendum, with anxiety turning to panic overnight as Britain, in a historic vote, decided to leave the European Union (EU). Central banks…


Financial News for the Week of June 10, 2016

FINANCIAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK Sparse economic data this week has left market participants dwelling on last Friday’s very weak jobs report. Chair Yellen’s speech on Monday did not reiterate the previously used phrase that the FOMC is…