(Note: This article was also Featured at LinkedIn’s Pulse: Money and Banking) For many an article about central banks, bond yields and sovereign debt is merely an opportunity for the eyes to glaze over and a sound sleep to ensue! But consider, ‘…the yield on the benchmark 10-year German bund: it soared to as high as 0.95 […]
Lately, whenever there is an earnings miss or a disappointing number concerning consumer spending, the cold and harsh winter will typically be blamed! As an example Kohl’s same-store sales missed analyst numbers this morning rising 1.4% when expectations were for a rise of 2.6%. Why? Predictably, they were ‘hurt by colder-than-usual weather in February.’ Yesterday Macy’s also […]
The US Economic Calendar For The Week Of December 8, 2014 Assuming that the majority of Americans would like to keep an eye on their money, the US Economic Calendar for the week of December 8, 2014 is a great guide for anyone to have at their disposal! With economic and political uncertainty currently more […]
With Cyber Monday only a day away marking the beginning of the holiday selling season for online retailers, businesses need to ensure that their websites perform seamlessly and with no downtime! Forgetting about the marketing aspect for a second and focusing instead on the actual mechanics of a website, business leaders need to expect the […]
Some stores around the United States are opening on Thanksgiving in order to try and squeeze every last sale out of the Christmas selling season! For anyone who is paying attention to newspaper, television and radio ads, the title of this article will not come as any great surprise. It seems that an emphasis on […]
The US Economic Calendar For The Week Of November 10, 2014 Assuming that the majority of Americans would like to keep an eye on their money, the US Economic Calendar for the week of November 10, 2014 is a great guide for anyone to have at their disposal! With economic and political uncertainty currently more of the […]
US Economic Calendar for the Week of July 14, 2014 The economic calendar in this article provides the days and times for this weeks key releases containing data that will potentially impact the direction interest rates may move in the short and intermediate-term. In addition this economic data will provide investors and businesses both anecdotal evidence about the future direction […]
There are any number of opinions on how the US economy is actually doing and if it’s heading in the right or wrong direction! Whether it’s statistics such as the labor force participation rate, mortgage originations, GDP growth or retail sales the combined evidence concerning economic strength is not particularly encouraging. Is it simply due to rough […]
Follow @Hallmark Abstract Service The snowfall and storms that made for an extremely tough weather winter in the northeast has also been made the scapegoat and the excuse for all things that point to an economy that may be rolling over! Whether it’s corporate earnings misses or a slowdown in home sales and new construction, […]
US Economic Calendar for the Week of March 10, 2014 For real estate investors, potential home buyers worried about mortgage rates or current home owners looking to either refinance or sell, the economic data to be released in the upcoming week will most certainly have some degree of impact. The data could have a direct […]
