March 18, 2021
“#1. Oil After a historic slump, oil has also been on a tear, up 110% in a year. In a sharp turnaround from last year, the energy sector has emerged as one of the best-performing. Brent crude has been flirting… Continue Reading…
March 18, 2021
“Washington’s state tax collections are roaring back, with an estimated additional $3.2 billion projected through 2023 as parts of the economy brighten and people get vaccinated amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Wednesday’s projections by the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council… Continue Reading…
March 18, 2021
“Mortgage rates have been steadily rising this year, but that doesn’t seem to be slowing demand for housing — yet.According to Freddie Mac, the average rate on a 30-year mortgage is now 3.05%, up from the all-time low of 2.67% at the end of… Continue Reading…
March 17, 2021
“As the post-pandemic economy begins to surge forward, the Biden administration has an awkward economic problem. The rewards of renewed prosperity are likely to be distributed very unequally, with rich people and companies getting richer — adding to the United… Continue Reading…
March 17, 2021
“It has long been said that when America, still the world’s largest economy, catches a cold, the rest of the world economy catches pneumonia. With America now engaged in a budget and monetary policy stimulus experiment of epic proportions, the rest of the… Continue Reading…
March 17, 2021
“The US economy created 379,000 jobs in February. Some 355,000 of these jobs were within the leisure and hospitality sector…” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-economy-creates-379-000-110000672.html America’s service economy is huge and much of it was shut down artificially. Everyone can expect some “good” job… Continue Reading…
March 16, 2021
““I believe a well-diversified portfolio of non-debt and non-dollar assets along with a short cash position is preferable to a traditional stock/bond mix that is heavily skewed to U.S. dollars. I also believe that assets in the mature developed reserve… Continue Reading…
March 15, 2021
“Economists at Goldman Sachs raised their GDP growth expectations for the U.S. economy to 8% for 2021 in a note to clients on Sunday night… What they’re saying: “We have raised our GDP forecast to reflect the latest fiscal policy news… Continue Reading…
March 15, 2021
“* Futures up: Dow 0.4%, S&P 0.2%, Nasdaq 0.2% March 15 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures climbed on Monday on optimism over a stimulus-fueled snapback in economic activity ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy-setting meeting this week. The Dow… Continue Reading…
March 15, 2021
“President Joe Biden is planning the first major federal tax hike since 1993 to help pay for the long-term economic program designed as a follow-up to his pandemic-relief bill, according to people familiar with the matter. Unlike the $1.9 trillion… Continue Reading…
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