May 23, 2017. By John Wolfsberg: Expectations for higher interest rates increased almost immediately with the election of Donald Trump as our 45th U.S. President. Much of President Trump’s campaign platform focused on major growth initiatives that many felt would...
February 9, 2017. By John Wolfsberg: After bottoming in the first half of 2016, interest rates rose sharply in the fourth quarter following the surprise victory of Donald Trump in the U. S. presidential election. Rates had entered the quarter on a slow upward...
By Olga P. Okaty, CFP®: Following the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision yesterday to keep interest rates steady, the Bank of Japan’s decision overnight not to add stimulus, and investors’ growing concerns regarding the impending Brexit vote next week, U.S. Treasury...
