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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

Stock and bond market volatilities are also seeing winter squalls and are sending messages about shifting investor sentiments about risk. Now we will see if the Fed can keep it from becoming “sustained,” with wage inflation from tight labor markets filtering into the prices of all goods and services. in January.

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

The markets continue to roll and bond markets continue to trade in a 25 basis point range, hitting the higher end when they think the economy is strong (why else would the Fed raise rates?) Presidential Agenda I am very surprised that the markets are not having fits over the lack of progress on the presidential agenda.

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Guest Post: Fourth Quarter and Year End Economic Commentary by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

US stocks fell 6% to 7% during the first week of January, following world stock markets in a downward spiral. Its stock markets are said to have led the world markets plunge, with clumsy attempts by their regulators’ circuit breakers to stem declines actually making them worse. First and foremost, China is at it again.

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Guest Post: 4th Quarter Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

These events led to the stock market taking a beating of -12% to -14% in the third quarter, but a fourth quarter recovery of +8% to +12% and a Santa Claus rally of close to +1% saved the day. Actually, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was the only major stock market index in the world to increase in 2011. Volatility, anyone?

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Guest Post: Second Quarter Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

The markets did not care for the Supreme Court decision, with stocks ending slightly down for the day on the prospect of increased taxes. But the markets loved the Eurozone agreement, especially Angela Merkel’s capitulation, and stocks rose about 2.5% Yeah, I agree. to 3% on the last day of the quarter. to 12.66% for year-to-date 2012.

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Guest Post: First Quarter Economic Commentary by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

A New Year of Volatility 2015 ushered in a whole new season of volatility in the bond and stock markets. Oil Steals the Show The biggest story of the past year in the markets has to be the plunging price of oil, down 50% in 2014 to below $50 per barrel. Dorothy has been with First Federal of Bucks County since November, 2004.

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Guest Post: Third Quarter Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

Another Volatile Quarter I know I risk sounding too negative, but we cannot seem to shake the crisis mentality that keeps whipsawing bond and stock markets. There has been a lot of talk about rescues from the European Union, but the markets want action. So why were the markets disappointed in the Fed’s forward guidance?

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