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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

Fiscal Policy We are not seeing activity from Washington DC. Tax cut and tax reform proposals have been floated. I believe that tax cuts will spur economic growth, but only if they do not increase government borrowing and the federal deficit. There have been several failed attempts to repeal and replace Obamacare.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

Rainbolt has quietly built a community bank in the past 20 years that is closing in on $2 billion of market cap. For 35 years, Wilmers led M&T with creativity, integrity and the “old-school” wisdom of a community banker who created a $26 billion market cap company. THE BANKING AWARDS. GonzoBanker of the Year – Large Banks.

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Stimulus Talks Kick Off In DC As Economy Flashes Red

PYMNTS

The $3 trillion Heroes Act , passed by the House in May, calls for $1 trillion in aid to state, local, tribal and territorial governments, who have been struggling with major budget gaps as tax receipts have plunged in the wake of the pandemic.

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