Archive for January, 2008
Not Enough Candy
So, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee lowered the target Federal Funds interest rate by half a point, to 3 percent. In response, the Dow Industrials promptly rocketed up 200 points and then just as quickly headed south, ending 37…
31Jan2008 | William Kurtz | 0 comments | ContinuedIt’s Almost Time to Put Up the Hurricane Shutters
January 30, 2008 – Following the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee’s decision today to lower the Federal Funds interest rate by one-half of one per cent, the Dow Industrials promptly raced higher by about 200 points. The euphoria lasted about…
31Jan2008 | William Kurtz | 0 comments | ContinuedBroken Trends & Symmetrical Triangles?
A trick or two from the technical vault…
While I certainly appreciate a good fundamental overview of a particular stock to support a bullish or bearish argument, one cannot gain a greater understanding of timing mechanisms without honing in on the…
30Jan2008 | Stephen Oakes | 0 comments | ContinuedJanuary Market Crash — This was just a prelude to the Global Crisis of 2009
A couple of days ago, Asian and European stock markets experienced their biggest multi-day declines since April 1990. Tokyo, Bombay, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, London… all lost five, seven, even 8% and billions of dollars in valuation within a few hours…
Wall Street - Stop Whining for Rate Cuts!
I don’t know about you, but the Wall Street whining has got to stop. They continually beg for interest rate cuts only to punish the market when the Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, finally taps out and gives into their…
29Jan2008 | Stephen Oakes | 0 comments | ContinuedObama/Clinton: Super Tuesday Showdown
Is Obama’s South Carolina Victory Enough?
Following Barack Obama’s landslide victory in the South Carolina primary last Saturday, it would appear to the average person that he has a fighting shot at the title bout with whomever the Republicans nominate for…
Recession: Not Gonna Happen
I could not have said it better myself:
“I think this recession mumbo jumbo is way out of line. It is being pushed on the radio and TV, but out in the real world we are not seeing it.”
I heard that…
27Jan2008 | Andrew Snyder | 0 comments | ContinuedEconomic Armageddon?
The current economic environment is downright awful. Our Fed. Chairman, Ben Bernanke is tripping at the pump in an attempt to juice up the economy. Unfortunately, there’s only so much he can do. Lowering the interest rate to 3.5% doesn’t…
22Jan2008 | Stephen Oakes | 0 comments | ContinuedU.S. Heading for a Recession? Maybe It’s Time to Get Your Financial House in Order…
A recent study done by CNN Money indicates that only 19 percent of the 1,000 Americans polled believe that the nation will avoid a recession in 2008. What is more telling is how this collective fear is beginning to mold the…
21Jan2008 | Stephen Oakes | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Drivers Behind Global Growth: If the U.S. economy sneezes will China, Brazil and other emerging markets catch cold?
In this week’s edition of TFN Smart Investing with Krista Das, Mike Burnick of Market Shock Trader reveals the emerging market ecomonies that will be the driving force of global growth. The following was taken from the transcript.
Krista Das: Fears of…
21Jan2008 | Stephen Oakes | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Recession Answer: Trickle down or trickle up
After more than eighteen months of doomsday predictions, the nation is just now getting around to planning for a recession. Some say it is too late. Others believe there are still hopes of eliminating a debilitating downward spiral.
On Thursday, our…
18Jan2008 | Anonymous | 0 comments | ContinuedMonsanto Mania: The Seed of Profits
There has been a lot of negative sentiment in the market lately: Inflation is on the rise, production and manufacturing has halted, and consumer spending – which represents 70% of U.S. GDP - is on the fall.
However, through all…
17Jan2008 | Jutia Group | 1 comment | Continued-
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