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Housing Prices: Why Greenspan Is Right About Real Estate Investments

I’ve disagreed with some of the things that former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan has said and done over the years.

But what he said last week - that falling housing prices in America are “nowhere near the bottom” - you can…

6Aug2008 | Investment U | 0 comments | Continued

Inside 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 | Continued

Fed 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 | Continued
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