by Leo Belmonte | Oct 8, 2021 | Leo's Blog
The global economy continued to recover and expand in 2021, but it was a topsy-turvy month due to events in Afghanistan, the Delta variant spreading and speculation about the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy and bond-buying program.U.S., Canadian and global...
by Securityfinancial | Dec 16, 2016 | Leo's Blog
During the last Federal Reserve System meeting of 2016, Janet Yellen has announced an increase to interest rates in the United States by 0.25%. As it stands, interest rates in the U.S. are at 0.75% but the Federal Reserve has signaled for approximately three more rate...
by Securityfinancial | Oct 14, 2016 | Leo's Blog
I wanted to share a report from TD Economics in regards to the larger and more persistent federal budget deficits expected well into 2017. The main causes for the increased deficits appear to be a slowing of economic growth from what was projected by Finance Minister...