The Opening Bell

On February 13 2017, Steve Grzanich shares today’s market drivers: Japan reports on it’s preliminary 4th Quarter GDP OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report is being released today European Commission publishes it’s winter forecast for GDP for member states within the EU President Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau  

On February 9 2017, Steve Grzanich shares today’s market drivers: The US Bureau of Labor Statistics publish import and export prices for January The US Treasury releases the federal budget today The University of Michigan Sentiment Index is released today President Trump meets with the Japanese Prime Minister today The Chicago Auto Show opens this weekend  

On February 9 2017, Steve Grzanich shares today’s market drivers: Labor Department releases the numbers on how many people filed for unemployment benefits from last week Commerce Department releases the December report on Whole Sale Stock Piles Freddie Mac reports on average US mortgage rates Coca-Cola, CVS Health, Yum Brands, & Twitter report earnings today

Breck Hanson is the Vice Chairman and former head of Commercial Real Estate at Associated Bank. His seasoned industry perspective has been groomed by leading through the ups and downs of the industry. One of the major industry shakeups was the Dodd-Frank Act implemented in 2010, but now it is being reviewed under the new White House Administration. Breck sat down with Steve to talk about what exactly this Act does for consumers and bankers as we all await the […]

On February 8 2017, Steve Grzanich shares today’s market drivers: No major economic reports today India expected to release 4th quarter GDP Data Whole Foods, Time Warner, GlaxoSmithKline are expected to release earnings today  

On February 7 2017, Steve Grzanich shares today’s market drivers: International Trade Data from December is released from the Commerce Department today Job Openings and Labor Turnovers in January is released from the Labor Department today The Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for December BP, General Motors, & Walt Disney Company release 4th quarter earnings today  

The busiest advertising day of the year is over and local card game creator, Cards Against Humanity, has  the city buzzing due to their Super Bowl advertisement. Steve talked with Jim Dalke and Karis Hustad of Chicago Inno about the status of Uber in the Illinois, along with a popular food delivery company. Randi Shaffer of The Chicago Tribune stopped by to tell Steve about the latest social media from the weekend, and Phillippe Weiss of Seyfarth Shaw at Work […]

On February 6 2017, Steve Grzanich shares today’s market drivers: No major government economic reports released today General Motors, Walt Disney, Toyota all report earnings today The debate on confirming Betsy DeVos continues today Viacom Annual Stock Holders meeting is today  

On February 3rd 2017, Steve Grzanich shares today’s market drivers: The Jobs Report detailing wage and employment growth comes out today (the first one under the President Trump Administration) Commerce Department Reports on US Factory Orders for December Index for Non-manufacturing for January comes out today Another executive order is expected today detailing financial regulation laws  

The markets have been up, but will they soon turn? Staying calm in the market is key to avoiding future financial angst. These uncertainties are reasons why we can’t do it alone and why there is Doug Myers (SVP and Private Banking Regional Manager). Steve and Doug discussed these major uncertainties that institutions and everyday people are having and how to lessen or even avoid the angst associated with unclear markets.