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HISTORY & BACKGROUND Midterm elections in the U.S. occur mid-way through a President’s term in office. Every four years, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and typically 33 or 34 of the 100 seats in the Senate are up for re-election. History has shown that mid-term elections have

Please find the next blog in our monthly series that provides timely market data as well as perspectives on the current state of the economy and the global financial markets. Global Economy: Global growth continued to decelerate in September, with the divergence between the buoyant US economy and the rest

Please find our latest blog following yesterday’s FOMC announcement to raise the target range for the Fed Funds rate 25bps to 2.00%-2.25% (as expected). Policy Normalization on Target In a unanimous vote, the FOMC voted to raise the target range for the Fed Funds rate to 2.00% to 2.25%. As

Please find the next blog in our monthly series that provides timely market data as well as perspectives on the current state of the economy and the global financial markets. Global Economy: Economic data for August helped to confirm that global synchronized growth has faded, with the divergence favoring the

Please find the next blog in our monthly series that provides timely market data as well as perspectives on the current state of the economy and the global financial markets. Global Economy: July was filled with plenty of generally positive economic news, but there were some notable challenges.  For example,

Please find the next blog in our monthly series that provides timely market data as well as perspectives on the current state of the economy and the global financial markets. Global Economy: June was an active month with a number of geopolitical and trade policy headlines, but no definitive outcomes.

Please find the next blog in our monthly series that provides timely market data as well as perspectives on the current state of the economy and the global financial markets. Global Economy: The month of May brought the withdrawal of the US from the Iran Nuclear agreement, the end of

Please find the next blog in our monthly series that provides timely market data as well as perspectives on the current state of the economy and the global financial markets. Global Economy: Uncertainty over trade continues, with no clear direction.  There has been an extension of the exemption on aluminum

Please find the next blog in our monthly series that provides timely market data as well as perspectives on the current state of the economy and the global financial markets. Global Economy: Uncertainty over trade and instability in the Trump White House were the themes of the month, causing most

As expected, the Fed increased rates by 25 bps and continues to project two additional rate increases for this year. Policy Normalization on Target: In a unanimous vote, the FOMC voted to raise the target range for the Fed Funds rate to 1.5% to 1.75%. This 25bps hike was well-telegraphed