The Opening Bell

On December 20th, 2019 Jen DeSalvo shares today’s potential market drivers: Concerns over a North Korean missile test China announced plans to further open its financial markets to private business Technology push indexes to further record highs

On December 20th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Final 3rd Quarter Growth Figures will be out today Increase in November’s personal income and spending Blackberry’s Earnings

In just a couple of weeks, the calendar will flip from 2019 to 2020. Business owners and employees alike will need to keep a few things in mind including the new rules for overtime regarding exempt and non-exempt workers. Bret McKitrick (SVP & Sr. HR Consultant at Associated Benefits and Risk Consulting – Part of Associated Bank) joined Steve Grzanich in studio for the Associated Bank Thought Leader conversation. They discuss these new overtime rules, vaping in the workplace, and […]

On December 19th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Bank of England and Bank of Japan will release interest rate and monetary policy decisions Weekly unemployment numbers Nike quarterly earnings

On December 18th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Quarterly earning reports from General Mills & Micron Weekly crude oil inventories report from the Energy Information Administration

On December 17th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Housing starts lead off today’s economic reports November’s industrial production Job openings for November are due this morning

On December 16th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: National Association of Home Builders’ housing index is due out today The U.S. Empire State Manufacturing Survey is out

It’s election day in the United Kingdom, and the results are bound to impact the economy not just in the UK, but world wide. On this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader Conversation,  David Faller (SVP of Capital Markets at Associated Bank) joined Steve Grzanich to discuss the potential outcomes, and whether a majority threshold will be reached. Steve and David also talk about a potential trade war, the likelihood of more tariffs, and what U.S. investors should be looking out for.

On December 12th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Producer prices for November are due this morning Decision on interest rates in the European Union The UK General Election is today

On December 11th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: U.S. Federal Reserve market decision on interest rate this afternoon Inflation figures for November also due this afternoon