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In the Markets – Week-Ending January 6th
Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending January 6th Crystal Brook Advisors We Make Financial Planning Crystal Clear™ United States: Nonfarm payrolls rose by a seasonally adjusted 156,000 in December from the prior month, a slowdown from November’s more robust gain, the Labor Department said Friday. For all of 2016, the economy added just under 2.2…
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In the Markets – Week-Ending December 23rd
Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending December 16th Crystal Brook Advisors We Make Financial Planning Crystal Clear™ United States: Consumer sentiment rose for the second month in a row in December. While consumers’ assessment of current conditions fell slightly, their expectations of future economic conditions improved, climbing 0.6 points. (1) While hard economic data continues to point…
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In the Markets – Week-Ending December 16th
Newsletter: In the Markets – Week-Ending December 16th Crystal Brook Advisors We Make Financial Planning Crystal Clear™ United States: Federal Reserve officials raised interest rates for the first time this year and forecast a steeper path for borrowing costs in 2017, saying inflation expectations have increased “considerably” and suggesting the labor market is tightening. The Federal…