Presidential campaigning and expectations about the Fed’s direction with rates enthralled the markets in 2024. Equity indices finished the year positively, yet demonstrated hesitation throughout the year. Expectations surrounding the depth of interest ...

The U.S. currently struggles with massive imports and trade deficits with 23 of the top 30 trading partners worldwide. However, optimism arises from the nine countries that the U.S. actually maintains a trade ...

Financial markets and analysts are anxiously awaiting cabinet and agency appointees by the incoming administration, which shape policy and the possible direction of various sectors. Among pending proposals and legislations are additional tariffs ...

As flood waters recede in the south and eastern seaboard states, Hurricane Helene is on track to be one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. Not since Hurricane Katrina, which ravaged ...

Uncertainty leading up to the Presidential election brought about volatility in the equity markets while bonds were weighed by a resurgence in inflation fears. Equity and fixed income markets will digest the outcome ...

Trump’s second term as President is not expected to mimic his first term. Things have changed and major events have reshaped the nation and the financial landscape since Trump’s first term when he ...

Primary objectives of the Federal Reserve include securing the value of the dollar by ways of countering inflation, and maintaining a healthy and robust labor market by encouraging employers to hire and workers ...

The tremendous onset of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has brought about an enormous increase in the demand for energy. AI encompasses a multitude of numerous electronic components that consume enormous amounts of electricity as ...

The Federal Reserve attempts to address inflation and the employment market via increasing and decreasing short term rates via the Fed Funds, yet long term rates are established and set by the enormous ...

Uncertainty among global markets rose as conflict in the Middle East elevated tensions and roiled energy markets. Oil and fuel prices spiked as the threat of supply constraints and the disruption of shipping ...