We’ve seen a lot of optimism across industries in the last year thanks to huge U.S. stock market gains and expectations for lower corporate tax rates and infrastructure spending. But is this party winding down? Now that some major tech stocks have stumbled and federal interest rates were raised once again, the stock market looks a little shaky. As an individual investor or a business owner, you may be wondering how to respond to market ... more
Archives for March 2018
Are We Destined for Four Interest Rate Hikes in 2018?
Economists globally are paying close attention to the Federal Reserve’s focus on “further gradual increases in the federal funds rate” in 2018. According to Bloomberg reports, Fed officials announced three tentative interest rate increases for the year as part of quarterly projections in December. They reiterated that plan at the end of January. However, Bloomberg’s survey of 29 respondents watching the global market estimated an upper-bound ... more