Month: December 2017

Financial News for the Week of December 22, 2017

FINANCIAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was passed by Congress and signed by the President this week. The U.S. economy continues to show signs of strong momentum heading into 2018. Housing activity is recovering nicely from…


Financial News for the Week of December 15, 2017

FINANCIAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK Economic policymakers in Washington squeezed a lot in this week before heading home for the holidays. As expected, the Fed raised rates a quarter point and upgraded their economic growth forecasts Republican…


Financial News for the Week of December 8, 2017

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK The Federal Reserve meets next week and is near-universally expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points, bringing the target for the fed funds to a range of 1.25% to 1.5%. The U.S. labor market continues to make…


Financial News for the Week of December 1, 2017

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK The prospect of corporate tax cuts led both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 to record highs this week, with financial stocks outperforming substantially. Economic data was supportive, with third quarter…