24 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on GOP congressman rips Mulvaney: Trump’s budget ‘presumes a Goldilocks economy’
GOP congressman rips Mulvaney: Trump’s budget ‘presumes a Goldilocks economy’
Conservative Rep. Mark Sanford has some doubts about the Trump administration’s rosy economic growth projections.
24 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Trump’s strategic oil reserve sale: Some call it ‘misguided,’ others say it’s about time
Trump’s strategic oil reserve sale: Some call it ‘misguided,’ others say it’s about time
The Trump administration proposes selling off half the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve over a decade.
24 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Key Things To Look For In Today’s FOMC Minutes, And How To Trade Them
The Key Things To Look For In Today’s FOMC Minutes, And How To Trade Them
Despite a near-collapse in the US economic surprise index – a key leading indicator, and major negative for the US economy…
24 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ISS recommends three activists nominees for Buffalo Wild Wings board
ISS recommends three activists nominees for Buffalo Wild Wings board
The proxy adviser service recommended Buffalo Wild Wings shareholders vote for three of four board directors nominated by Marcato Capital Management.
24 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Worry About Indexing Is Overblown
The Worry About Indexing Is Overblown
Investors are clearly shifting away from actively managed funds to those based on index strategies. Only time will tell, but this has the look of a durable, secular change in investment management. But much of the perceived threat to the market…
24 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Most Mortgage Rates Held Fairly Steady Wednesday
Most Mortgage Rates Held Fairly Steady Wednesday
Similar to Tuesday, interest rates for most types of home loans didn’t shift very far for the most part on Wednesday, moving by just 1 or 2 basis points — with three significant exceptions. (A basis point equals 1/100 of a percent.) Home buyers considering a jumbo fixed rate mortgage — a “jumbo” loan is generally required to borrow more than $417,000, though the ceiling for standard loans is higher in certain expensive markets — received more good news, and folks in the market for a 5/1 adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) were also on the right end of significant changes.
