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Interest Rates 101: What businesses may expect from a hike

As the Federal Reserve prepares to start raising interest rates, perhaps by year’s end, Bank of the West Chief Economist Scott Anderson, PhD, answered questions from our editorial staff to help...

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Video: How standby letters of credit can enable success

Do you know how standby letters of credit (SBLC) can help drive growth for your business? We’ve made a short video that can help answer that question, as it walks through the uses and advantages of...

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U.S. Outlook: Trade fears mount

More signs emerged this week that the Goldilocks view of the U.S. economic outlook could be in for a serious challenge in the weeks ahead. President Trump’s announcement of tariffs on all steel and...

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Investment Insights: Cohn clears out

This weekly report presents insights from our Global Investment Management team. Amid the wake of increased fervor surrounding tariffs, Trump’s Director of the National Economic Council, Gary Cohn,...

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Investment Insights: Trade war! What is it good for?

This weekly report presents insights from our Global Investment Management team. A potential trade war between the U.S. and China sparked a selloff in global stock markets last week as investors...

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Investment Insights: Living up to (earnings) expectations

This weekly report presents insights from our Global Investment Management team. After a week-long volatility binge, financial markets seem to be enjoying renewed vigor on the back of the third-quarter...

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U.S. Outlook: The pause that refreshes, or a sign of dark days ahead?

The first quarter economic slowdown is coming into focus as recent economic indicators confirm a continuing U.S. and global manufacturing slowdown that appears to be intensifying in February. The...

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Instant Analysis: Fed Chair Powell open to reducing rates

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, speaking at a conference at the Chicago Fed, said the Fed is willing to consider cutting interest rates to keep the U.S. expansion intact. He went on to say that...

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U.S. Outlook: A warning from the jobs report

The May U.S. jobs report gave us a taste of what’s ahead if trade war threats continue to escalate and tariffs continue to grow. Hiring faded across the board in May with just 75,000 net new jobs...

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