Tag: Fed

Gold Rings in New Year with Gain

Physical buying boosted gold almost 2% higher today.

Keep an Eye on Commodities in 2014

Commodities have had a volatile go of it in 2013. Yet the recent rebound in the global economy...

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Bright Economic Outlook Boosts Dollar

In today's shortened pre-holiday trading, the U.S. dollar rose, thanks to bright economic data boosting convictions that the...

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U.S. Consumer Buying the Economic Recovery

A recent Bloomberg survey of 76 economists found that American households increased spending by the highest amount in...

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Why the Economy will be Fine in 2014

Funny how it seems like another year flew by, even though I am sure that you, just like...

[stocks]

S&P 500 Falls From Record amid Economic Data Reports

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index retreated from a record set yesterday, after the Federal Reserve announced plans...

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What You Can Learn from the History of the Fed

The Fed was set up to defend the dollar and control inflation, and to be the lender of...

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How You Can Profit from the Fed’s Decision to Taper

Although the taper won’t begin until 2014, the early sign from Wall Street is that traders love the...

Stocks Rocket to Records on Taper News

After the Federal Reserve announced it would trim its monthly stimulus starting in January, U.S. stocks surged, sending...

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Federal Reserve Announces Stimulus Tapering

The U.S. Federal Reserve has announced that, starting in January, it will cut its monthly stimulative bond purchasing...