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FOMC: Continued Rates Hikes and Adjusted Economic Forecast

3/28/2018

 
​Last Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) held their second bi-monthly (once every two months) meeting, and the first meeting under the Fed's new Chairman, Jerome Powell. Wednesday's meeting resulted in an increase of 25 basis points (0.25%), moving the benchmark short-term interest range to 1.50%-1.75%, and the Fed hinted at the potential of at least two more rate hikes during the six remaining FOMC meetings. The recent increase leaves the Fed funds rate around 1.63%, which is at its highest level since September 2008. The 2018 GDP growth forecast was increased to 2.7% from its previous 2.5%. Many of the board members kept their 2018 projections for short-term inflation around 1.9% and longer-term inflation slightly above 2.0%. Additionally, it has been speculated that the Fed might be looking to shrink its nearly $4.5-trillion balance sheet. The FOMC's meeting notes go into detail concerning reasoning for rate hikes, specifically positive economic growth, low unemployment, and job gains during the recent months. 

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Salesforce Makes Landmark Enterprise SaaS Acquisition of MuleSoft

3/27/2018

 
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Dropbox Jumps Over Box as More Tech Unicorns Prepare for IPOs

3/26/2018

 
  • Last Friday, Dropbox (NASDAQ: DBX) raised $756 million from its initial public offering, debuting at $21 per share, above its expected $18-20 range. After its stock jumped over 35% on its first day of trading, the company is currently valued at approximately $8.2 billion.

  • Over a week ago, software-as-a-service (SaaS) veteran Zuora (NYSE: ZUO) began exploring an IPO. Zuora's regulatory filing details that the enterprise subscription platform is looking to raise approximately $100 million with its initial public offering. Crunchbase has cited the firm's last funding round at $115 million, though it has raised more than $245 million in venture and growth capital since 2007. 

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Budget Deficit Increases, Consumer Sentiment High During Slow Retail Month

3/21/2018

 
Economic highlights from last week included:
  • The U.S. Treasury Department released its most recent measures of federal tax revenues, budget deficit, and government spending. In short, government revenue decreased, and spending increased during February. A decrease in the amount withheld from employee paychecks (due to tax reform) and an increase in corporate and individual refunds led to a $16 billion or 9% decrease in government revenue for the month of February compared to last year's period. The Treasury Department stated that the budget deficit reached roughly $706 billion, or 3.6%, of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), as compared to the $583 billion (3.1% of GDP) last February.
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  • Rumors surfaced Tuesday that the Trump administration intends to impose more than $60 billion in Chinese import tariffs primarily within the technology and telecommunications sectors. Reportedly, the tariffs will be focused on information technology, consumer electronics, and telecoms, and some lobbyists speculate the inclusion of labor-intensive sectors such as apparel, footwear, and toys. The Chinese government currently has a $375 billion trade surplus, an amount the current administration is looking to reduce under its current agenda.

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Broadcom's Takeover of Qualcomm Blocked by the Committee on Foreign Investment in US (CFIUS)

3/20/2018

 
​Last week was quite tumultuous in the M&A space. The most notable event was the CFIUS' denial of Singapore-based Broadcom's acquisition of U.S.-based Qualcomm. Other major events included the bankruptcies of debt-ridden iHeartMedia and Toys ‘R’ Us, a few healthcare-related corporate divestitures, and two technology deals. 
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Relatively Unknown Cloud Security Firm Sets the IPO Stage for Upcoming US Tech Unicorns

3/19/2018

 
​The past week saw the largest tech IPO perform well beyond the Street's expectations, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm, and the debut of two of the largest German IPOs in recent years. 

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Impressive Jobs Report Numbers Prevail Amid U.S. Aluminum and Steel Tariff Plan

3/14/2018

 
  • On Friday, March 9th, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics published its monthly jobs report with numbers that surprised many economists. Total non-farm employment increased by 313,000, the largest monthly gain in over a year (it was only expected to increase by roughly 200,000). It was the 89th consecutive month of job gains. The main sectors of employment growth were: mining, manufacturing, construction, retail and trade, professional and business services, and financial services. For the fifth consecutive month, the unemployment rate stayed at 4.1%, the lowest rate since 2000.

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$54 Billion Express Scripts Deal Tops Big Week for M&A Market

3/13/2018

 
​The past week saw plenty of multi-billion-dollar deals. The M&A highlights of the past week included three potential or completed public-to-private leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and three traditional M&A transactions, led by Cigna's $54 billion acquisition of Express Scripts.
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Univision Scraps IPO in an Overall Quiet Week of IPOs

3/12/2018

 
​Last week was a quiet week for IPO activity. A few notable public offerings were the cancellation of a private equity-backed broadcasting firm's IPO, a biopharmaceutical and artificial intelligence firm, and the registration for a Latin-American broadcasting division IPO by telecom giant, AT&T.

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Consumer Sentiment Reaches Second Highest Level Since 2004

3/7/2018

 
​The average U.S. consumer feels quite strongly about the overall economy and his/her well-being due to increasing employment, higher wages, and higher after-tax disposable incomes and disregards the ensuing hysteria related to potential Fed interest rate hikes and stock market volatility. 

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