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Jeff For Banks
MAY 4, 2020
Even churches are closed and the new reality had me watching Easter church services from the Cathedral Basilica in Philadelphia on a website. For most of us here around Philadelphia, the stay at home restrictions began on March 13th, which was Montgomery County‘s date. and promised trillions of dollars to stabilize the markets.
Jeff For Banks
JANUARY 18, 2014
He was just in Philadelphia on January 3rd delivering his last public speech and he nostalgically proclaimed that “the recovery remains incomplete,” which will qualify his comment for the understatement of the year award. Mortgage rates rose just as much and they may potentially damage the housing market recovery. once again.
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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?) trillion in Agency mortgage backed securities. I believe that the stock markets believe that eventually the agenda will be accomplished.
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. Was it the belief that the economy will finally grow or was it Bernanke’s comments on 60 Minutes and in the newspaper that he wanted the stock market to rise? No wonder the markets are under pressure. So what happened?
Jeff For Banks
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! Thanks for reading!
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. Yes, folks, that would be $1 trillion per year!
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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