All Posts Tagged: interest rates
Treasury Yields Crash – Ignoring Strong Jobs Report
The coronavirus itself is a serious threat to both U.S. and global economic expansion.
It is both a supply and demand shock to global growth as producers face supply-chain disruptions and service and retail businesses see a sharp drop in consumer demand as more and more people self-isolate to protect themselves from the rapidly spreading infection. But the virus and the global economic shock it is creating are also starting to touch off financial market contagion and volatility, the likes of which we haven’t seen since the global financial crisis of 2007 and 2008.
Read More ›U.S. Outlook: Will Conventional Wisdom Hold? Next Week is Pivotal
Conventional wisdom on the strength and resilience of the U.S. expansion will be tested next week. Is the economy really headed for a soft landing?
Read More ›U.S. Outlook: Expect Another Fed Rate Cut
The need for another quarter-point Federal Reserve interest rate cut at the end of October continues to increase. In fact, more cuts will likely be needed in the months ahead to stem the tide of slower U.S. and global economic growth.
Read More ›U.S. Outlook: Are Consumers About to Feel a Squeeze?
We think it’s about to get harder for consumers in the quarters ahead. For now, they actually still feel pretty good about their current job and financial situation.
Consumer sentiment just hit a three month high in October, according to the University of Michigan Survey. Indeed, U.S. households still have a lot going for them. The U.S. unemployment rate just hit a 50-year low.
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