Month: November 2016

Financial News for the Week of November 25, 2016

FINANCIAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK U.S. stock markets continued to rise, with all three major indices reaching record highs. Economic data on the domestic front was generally constructive, with a number of indicators surprising to the upside.…


Financial News for the Week of November 18, 2016

FINANCIAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK The Trumpflation trade continued this week with emerging markets and bonds selling off, as money piled into U.S. equities. The U.S. dollar remained well supported this week, with domestic economic data…


Financial News for the Week of October 28, 2016

FINANCIAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK The odds of a rate increase in December have continued to climb higher this week, rising to about 75% from 67.5% a week ago and 54% last month. Expectations were buoyed by hawkish Fedspeak and solid domestic…