Economic growth is strong around the world. The number of countries with economies that are in a recession are at near all-time lows. The ultra-loose monetary policies that were implemented due to the financial crises a decade ago, have led to an expanding global economy resulting in many countries seeing strong GDP growth. Many regions are [...]
To register please click here What: Mackey Advisors Virtual Happy Hour - 2017 Economic Update Who: Andy Pulsfort & John Nunan Time: 4pm to 5pm ET Dates: Thursday, November 2nd The Skinny: Grab a cold drink and join us for an economic update. Whether you are a business owner or individual investor, join us to learn about how [...]
Back in July 2016, I penned a blog that discussed the novel, and potentially dangerous, way several world economies tried to stimulate their nation’s economies by forcing negative interest rates. To date, seven foreign central banks have adopted negative interest rates to stimulate their national economies. On the list are Japan, European Central Bank, Denmark, Sweden, [...]
U.S. economic reports improved quarter-over-quarter. U.S. businesses appear to have emerged from a multi-year earnings slump, with the Q1/Q2 S&P 500 sales and profits showing year-on-year growth for the first time since late 2014. GDP is up 2.8% year-over-year and economic sentiment continues to improve. Key risks include uncertainty on President Trump’s economic policy, geopolitical threats [...]
To register please click here What: Mackey Advisors Virtual Happy Hour - 2017 Economic Update Who: Andy Pulsfort & John Nunan Time: 4pm to 5pm ET Dates: Thursday, August 3rd The Skinny: Grab a cold drink and join us for an economic update. Whether you are a business owner or individual investor, join us to learn about [...]
The U.S. economy continues to do well. It is stable and has proven to be resilient to domestic and global news events. It continues to slowly recover and, according to most economists, should continue to do so through 2017 and into 2018. The employment situation continues to improve; the unemployment rate is 4.7% and remains near [...]
To register please click here What: Mackey Advisors Virtual Happy Hour - 2017 Economic Update Who: Andy Pulsfort & John Nunan Time: 4pm to 5pm ET Dates: Thursday, May 4th The Skinny: Grab a cold drink and join us for an economic update. Whether you are a business owner or individual investor, join us to learn about how [...]
This past month, the Mackey Advisors team attended an economics presentation by Alan Beaulieu, the President of ITR Economics and a leading authority on global economics. His presentations are informative and detailed providing unique insight into economic trends; both short and long term. His latest report was positive and upbeat, especially for the United States. The [...]
All indicators are now pointing, more or less, in a positive direction for the U.S. economy. The consumer continues to be in the driver’s seat, enjoying low energy prices, low borrowing costs (for now anyway), rising wages and a strong housing market. As far as the economy is concerned, the elections were a non-event. Although there [...]
To register please click here What: Mackey Advisors Virtual Happy Hour - 2017 Economic Update Who: Andy Pulsfort & John Nunan Time: 4pm to 5pm ET Date: Thursday, February 2nd The Skinny: Grab a cold drink and join us for an economic update. Whether you are a business owner or individual investor, join us to learn about how [...]