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Fed’s Out of Control!
Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to 1 percent, matching a half-century low, in an effort to avert the worst U.S. economic downturn in the postwar era.
We U.S. government…
30Oct2008 | Oxbury Research | 0 comments | ContinuedFederal Reserve, Bank of China Cut Interest Rates as Financial Crisis Deepens
Federal Reserve policymakers yesterday (Wednesday) reduced the benchmark Federal Funds rate to 1.0%, an aggressive half-percentage-point cut that central bank Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s latest attempt to keep the widening financial crisis from tipping the world into a global recession.
“The…
30Oct2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedFed to Cut Rates at Next FOMC Meeting as U.S. Recession Appears Likely
The U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to cut rates tomorrow (Wednesday), possibly in conjunction with central bank counterparts in Europe, as fears of a global recession have intensified. However, the Fed has little room to maneuver as its benchmark Federal…
28Oct2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedAsian Session: Markets Confidence Grows
The Usd was slightly weaker in the Asian session, after a strong rally yesterday. EurUsd, in choppy trading, jumped between 1.3300 and 1.3360, while UsdJpy rose in early trading to 102.16, before slipping down to 101.43 (carry trades followed a…
21Oct2008 | ACM Forex | 1 comment | ContinuedChina Natural Gas continues to grow
Press Release
10/14/08
China Natural Gas, Inc. one of the leading providers of compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicular fuel and pipeline natural gas for industrial, commercial and residential use in Xi’an, China, today announced that it has signed a contract with…
16Oct2008 | The Real Deal | 0 comments | ContinuedLifeline of the U.S. Economy
The rapid pace in which our financial markets are restructuring have many investors scared and intimidated. I am asked by friends, family, and other associates about what to make of the shakeout in commodities, equities, and credit markets.
This often puts…
7Oct2008 | Oxbury Research | 0 comments | ContinuedFormer IMF Economist Predicts “Whopper” U.S. Bank Failure, Says Global Financial Crisis Set to Get Much Worse
The global financial crisis is set to get much worse, with a large U.S. bank failure likely in the next few months, former International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Economist Kenneth Rogoff has warned.
Speaking at a conference in Singapore, Rogoff, now…
20Aug2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedBear bet that netted £141m throws fresh suspicion on collapse
It seems that Wall St. are trying to blame the straw for breaking the camel’s back. As The Independent report today:
Suspicion over the collapse of Bear Stearns is centring on a massive options trade, less than two weeks before the…
13Aug2008 | The Gold Blog | 0 comments | ContinuedWhat to do When the Federal Reserve Finally Gets Serious about Inflation
The U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditures deflator, believed to be the primary gauge of inflation for U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, rose 0.8% in June. That wiped out the gains from the June infusion of tax rebates and turned…
5Aug2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedInside Wall Street: The Real Reason the Federal Reserve Can’t Raise Interest Rates
Given that the U.S. Federal Reserve is the master of “Three-Card Monte,” can you tell what’s in the cards for short-term interest rates?
Three-Card Monte is a confidence game in which manipulation and misdirection are employed as the “mark” tries…
23Jul2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedFed Holds Rates Steady in Face of Upside Inflation Risk
Citing the risk of high inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve voted to hold the Federal Funds rate steady at 2.0% yesterday (Wednesday).
“Although downside risks to growth remain, they appear to have diminished somewhat, and the upside risks to inflation…
26Jun2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedFour Things to Ponder and Three Ways to Act When it Comes to the Fed
There’s one thing you can almost always count on with the government: Coming late to the party.
The release of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s minutes from the April 29 and 30 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) included…
3Jun2008 | Money Morning | 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 | Continued
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