Tax Cuts

Main Street Over Wall Street?

Main Street Over Wall Street?

The current economic expansion has been punctuated by record profits for large corporations, and slow job and wage growth for U.S. consumers.

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Gifts for Investors

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Gifts for Investors

This week the S&P 500 was up slightly as investors focused on the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which was signed into law by President Trump on Friday morning. Conversely, bonds sold off with interest rates moving higher with the 10-year U.S. Treasury increasing in yield from 2.39 percent to 2.48 percent, which is a substantial move in the span of a week. Bond investors are anticipating an increase in Treasury bond issuance with expected increased deficit spending due to the tax law.