Markets Waiting in Limbo For Fed News Market volatility continues to increase as the debate rages on regarding the plans for an impending Fed rate increase. Adding fuel to the fire, the rate picture has been further obscured by two big offsetting reports from last week. Helping the case for no hike, retail sales fell […]… Read more »

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August 9, 2016 – President Kroll was a guest on the Chad Hartman Show discussing the changes of the Use of Force policy. https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/audio/the-chad-hartman-show/ Download Audio… Read more »

Rates Tick Up on Big Job Report Mortgage rates increased following the release of Friday’s upside surprise in the important monthly Employment report. Against a consensus forecast of 180K, the economy added 255K jobs in July. In addition, upward revisions added 18K jobs to the results for prior months. Stronger job and wage gains are […]… Read more »

Baton Rouge “The thoughts and prayers of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis are with the families of the fallen officers and the Baton Rouge community as they mourn the loss of men who dedicated their life to service. Now more than ever, law enforcement needs the support of the community and the community needs […]… Read more »

Rates Helped by Weak Jobs Report The important monthly jobs report released on Friday was a big disappointment. Against a consensus forecast of 160K, the economy added just 38K jobs in May, which was the lowest level since September 2010. Job gains over the past three months averaged just 116K, far below the average monthly […]… Read more »

The market for both previously owned homes and newly built homes saw their best activity in years. Improved labor market conditions and low mortgage rates are a great combination to support a very active housing market. The Pending Home Sales Index, which measures the number of contracts signed to buy previously owned homes, jumped in […]… Read more »

Fed Comments Reveal Plan for Rate Hike Speeches made by Fed officials during the first part of the week alerted investors that the Fed may be much closer to another federal funds rate hike than investors expected. On Wednesday, the release of the minutes from the April 27 Fed meeting confirmed this. In the minutes, […]… Read more »

Solid Retail Sales After a slow start to the year, Friday’s report on retail sales went a long way to increase optimism about stronger economic growth during the second quarter. April core retail sales jumped 0.8% from March, which was far more than expected. It was the largest monthly gain in nearly a year. The […]… Read more »