Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Quarterly Financial Markets & Economic Update- October, 2017 I love this time of year. The markets have not given way to anything, with long term bonds still trading in a tight range and short term rates having risen from Fed action. Fiscal Policy We are not seeing activity from Washington DC. What Does the Economy Need?

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Jeff For Banks

JANUARY 19, 2013

more “promises,” and a constant flow of new money into the markets. The biggest beneficiary of all this Fed activity has been the stock market—which ended the year at some pretty good “handles,” with the Dow above 13,000, S&P 500 above 1,400, and the Nasdaq above 3,000. Oh, wait, our Congress!

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Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 11, 2011

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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