Jeff For Banks

JULY 8, 2017

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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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

JANUARY 19, 2011

Rates Give Us a Wild Ride Bond market behavior in the fourth quarter of 2010 was one for the record books. Congress entered the mix and extended the Bush tax cuts for two years and unexpectedly added new tax cuts for consumers and businesses. No wonder the markets are under pressure. So what happened? million homes.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 2, 2011

The World Around Us World events are impacting our markets. So far, about half of the positive economic impact of the surprise 2% reduction in social security taxes and small business tax cuts are gone because of higher gas prices. One of the Fed’s QE2 goals, as stated by Chairman Bernanke, was to improve the stock market.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

3-yr average pre-tax ROA. The Philadelphia Trust Company. Philadelphia. pre-tax ROA: 3.08%. pre-tax ROA: 2.83%. pre-tax ROA: 2.68%. 3-yr average pre-tax ROA. pre-tax ROA: 2.68%. —Molly Bennett, executive editor, Independent Banker. Less than $300 million. By William Atkinson. Tuscaloosa.

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APRIL 10, 2015

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. At least we are not in Boston. We need a change of seasons! Stay tuned!

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2017

I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments. Actually, the Bank had a one-time after tax litigation settlement (from a 2002-04 event) of $6.2

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CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

Select Investors: MasterCard, Wellington Management. Mozido had ambitious plans to revolutionize mobile payments in key markets including India, Africa, and southeast Asia. Croatian-born entrepreneur Renato Libric had a singular vision: to disrupt America’s massive gift card market. The Outcome. The Outcome.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 22, 2018

Now, if Mother Nature would cooperate… Volatility The markets have been incredibly volatile in the first quarter of 2018. The spike in volatility was a wake-up call to every investor and market participant that thought “vols” would stay historically low forever. This may be the understatement of the year! Welcome to 2018!

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

His election has already brought change to the financial markets, sending stocks rising 6%, as measured on the S&P 500 index, and sending interest rates to their highest levels in years. Clearly, the markets expect change. In the past ten years, the economy has not managed even one year of 3.0%+ growth.

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Jeff For Banks

JANUARY 12, 2015

The markets provide us with completely unexpected surprises and leave us scrambling to update our projections for rates and economic growth. I have always believed that cheaper oil and gas prices are like a tax cut that helps consumers save money on their “taxes” and spend it on other discretionary goods and services.

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The markets are taking it all in stride, rallying strongly for most of this week and they seem more grateful for the prospect of a divided Congress, i.e, The markets believe the chance of tax hikes, repeals of tax cuts, and gigantic initiatives are greatly diminished. Did you manage a vacation over the summer?

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