All Posts Tagged With: "interest rates"
Escalating Inflation at Home and Abroad Puts Pressure on Central Bankers
Inflation is spreading like wildfire around the globe, and while not every country is hurting as bad as Zimbabwe with its mind-boggling 2.2 million percent inflation, the United States and Europe are definitely still getting scorched by rising prices.
U.S. consumer…
17Jul2008 | 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 | ContinuedWaiting for the Fed’s Decision, Statement
Economists and investors wait with bated breath for the U.S. Federal Reserve to release the statement from the Federal Open Market Committee this afternoon (Wednesday) at 2:15 p.m. EDT.
While it is almost universally expected that the FOMC will vote…
25Jun2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedInflation In Spades
The Fed loses control of inflation…
The world is in danger of a “global stock and credit crash,” says the Royal Bank of Scotland.
A “very nasty period,” may be coming, it goes on, as “the chickens come home to roost.”
Morgan Stanley…
24Jun2008 | Daily Reckoning | 0 comments | ContinuedFed Policymakers Look to Juggle Inflation, Stagnation
The U.S. Federal Reserve faces a tough challenge as it kicks off a two-day policymaking meeting tomorrow (Tuesday): It probably needs to start raising interest rates to prop up the U.S. dollar and offset a major escalation in inflationary pressures;…
23Jun2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedStimulus Checks Push Retail Sales Rally; Economy Still Facing Uphill Battle
Stimulus checks helped send retail sales up 1% in May, the Commerce Department said yesterday (Thursday), bolstering the dollar and lifted the mood on Wall Street.
But the effects may not last, as unemployment continues to rise and crude oil supplies…
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4Jun2008 | Smart Profits Report | 0 comments | ContinuedFed Chair Comments Boost Greenback
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke came out in support of a stronger U.S. dollar yesterday (Tuesday), indicating the Fed would remain on pause at its next meeting.
Speaking via satellite at the International Monetary Conference in Barcelona, Spain, Bernanke said the…
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