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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

Quarterly Financial Markets & Economic Update- October, 2017 I love this time of year. The overall forecast for GDP in 2017 is 2%. They are expected to raise the Fed Funds rate for a third time in 2017 by another 25 basis points in December, 2017. in September, 2017. What else is new?

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Guest Post: FInancial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

This is because the economy has been gaining momentum, however modest, from the tax cuts and deregulation. As well as the economy has been doing from the momentum of tax cuts and reduced regulation, there are always looming issues. for the year ending June, 2017, and +4.2% The economy has grown 2.2% Milton Friedman, anyone?

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

The Fed has raised rates by 25 basis points twice so far in 2017 and has promised one more increase. The augmented rate for May, 2017 was 7.5%, compared to the headline rate of 4.3%. million, at the end of May, 2017. Dorothy has been with Penn Community Bank and its predecessor since November, 2004.

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

Economic growth picked up strongly in the second quarter, with a reading of +4.2%, as momentum from the tax cuts and deregulation pushed spending and investment higher. Fiscal stimulus in the form of tax cuts, especially for corporations, led to spikes in investment and spending. 84% at September 30, 2017.

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

52% at the end of 2017. A tightening campaign that started in December, 2015 and has totaled 2.25% has basically offset the boost from tax cuts and the tightening also succeeded in flattening the yield curve. Dorothy has been with Penn Community Bank and its predecessor since November, 2004. 50% between 2 and 10 years.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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Simultaneously the bank invested in Paladin Fraud, Trabian Technology, and Chartwell Compliance to provide compliance and risk management solutions in the complex and connected web of fintech partnerships. Since 2017, ROAE has grown from 7% to approximately 20% and ROAA has increased from.82% Has it worked? Inspirational?

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

to +2.7%, closer to where it had been in 2017. for all of 2017. In March, 2018, the Fed revised their GDP forecast for all of 2018 to +2.7%, which is hardly worth writing home about compared to growth in 2017, but is still at a level that I consider to be sustained. Who even knew they were there? Fourth quarter GDP was +2.9%