21 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Fed’s Mester: Built in >3 hikes to her forecasts for 2017
Fed’s Mester: Built in >3 hikes to her forecasts for 2017
Loretta Mester, president of the Federal Reserve bank branch in Cleveland:
Headlines via Reuters
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Earlier from Mester:
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21 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Wednesday could be important turning point for stocks after Congress chills rally
Wednesday could be important turning point for stocks after Congress chills rally
After the worst day since before the election, stock strategists are watching warning signs that could mean more selling.
21 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Circle Urges User Caution As Bitcoin Hard Fork Looms
Circle Urges User Caution As Bitcoin Hard Fork Looms
Circle has suggested in an email to users that, in order to avoid the consequences of a potential hard fork, they may want to to sell their bitcoin.
21 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on FedEx Earnings: A Disappointing Quarter, but Are Better Times Ahead?
FedEx Earnings: A Disappointing Quarter, but Are Better Times Ahead?
Back in December, package-delivery giant FedEx (NYSE: FDX) reported a rare earnings miss for the second quarter of its 2017 fiscal year. On Tuesday afternoon, the company reported an even bigger earnings miss for the third quarter.
21 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Banks Slash Loan Books While Equities Hover Near All-Time Highs; Someone Is Massively Wrong
Banks Slash Loan Books While Equities Hover Near All-Time Highs; Someone Is Massively Wrong
Over this past weekend we noted that the Fed’s latest weekly commercial bank loan data revealed some rather shocking deterioration in year-over-year loan growth. As shown in the chart below, after growing 4.6% one week ago, total loans and leases grew only 4.2% in the week ended March 8: the lowest growth rate since May 2014.
21 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Stocks to scoop up as the market moves lower
Stocks to scoop up as the market moves lower
The “Fast Money” traders discuss how they can take advantage of the drop in U.S. equities.
21 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Cramer: Why I’m against ETFs
Cramer: Why I’m against ETFs
Jim Cramer explains why he thinks exchange traded funds are a bad bet.