Fed Governors Say It’s Almost Time for Talking About Tapering… In several speeches, different Federal Reserve governors noted that the pace of economic growth would lead to discussions on tapering ...
Week In Review – May 24 2021
Federal Reserve Minutes Spook the Markets… The Federal Reserve released the minutes from its April meeting. While the bankers appeared to take a balanced view of the economy, already-nervous investors ...
Week In Review – May 17 2021
CDC Lifts All Restriction Guidelines on Those Who Are Vaccinated… The CDC updated its guidelines to remove mask and social distancing requirements for people who have been vaccinated against ...
Week In Review – May 10 2021
U.S. Economy Created 266,000 Jobs in April, Well Below Forecast… Analysts forecast that the economy would create more than one million jobs. The unemployment rate ticked up slightly from 6.0% to ...
Week In Review – May 3 2021
First-Quarter GDP Up 6.4%… This was the second-fastest GDP growth since 2003, trailing only the third quarter of last year after the disastrous second quarter of 2020. What it means— The median ...