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Guest Post: First Quarter Economic Review by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

The ice storm that hit our region (Philadelphia Region) with damage and over 700,0000 power outages was perhaps the worst storm. DJ 04/07/14 Dorothy Jaworski has worked at large and small banks for over 30 years; much of that time has been spent in investment portfolio management, risk management, and financial analysis.

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Guest Post: Fourth Quarter and Year End Economic Commentary by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

In our region, the Philly Fed indices of business activity all turned negative in December, but, hey, higher rates will help, right? One look at most of the other economic data shows slowing momentum in both the manufacturing and services sectors. Housing is volatile, especially at this time of year.

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Brown gives his employees $100 to go open accounts across the Philadelphia area and then shares the results: good, bad and humorous. If you think of teams that take early system adoption risk, manage it well and get an edge on the competition as a result, you probably don’t think first of a $1 billion credit union in Kalamazoo.

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Guest Post: Third Quarter Economic Commentary by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

Last Word Dr. Charles Plosser, President of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve, recently announced his retirement as of March, 2015. Thank you for all that you have done for our Philadelphia region over your years here! Maybe this will be the inflation that the Fed and ECB so desperately desire. Thanks for reading!

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

The recent March, 2018 report for our Philadelphia Region was overall quite positive; the words “modest” or “moderately” were used 16 times on two pages. The Philadelphia Fed’s Business Outlook survey confirms this, with most of the survey results positive. And most of all, it is a great time to be a Philadelphia sports fan!

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Guest Post: Year End Economic Commentary by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

We all have been reading for years how the United States was dramatically increasing energy production, especially from a method of extracting oil and natural gas in shale regions of the country known as hydraulic fracturing or “fracking.” Suddenly the US was the world leader in oil production. Thanks for reading!

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Guest Post: Financial Markets & Economics Update by banker Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

Our regional economy, covered by the Philadelphia Federal Reserve’s Third District, is doing well into the fourth quarter. Dorothy Jaworski has worked at large and small banks for over 30 years; much of that time has been spent in investment portfolio management, risk management, and financial analysis. Stay tuned!