Tag: Fed
Jobs Increase May Not Be Enough for Fed to Begin Tapering; 10-Year Treasury Notes Break Through 3%; Brent Crude Set for Longest Rising Streak in Months
This morning’s U.S. jobs report showed a slight drop in the unemployment rate to 7.3%, dipping slightly from...
German Domestic Demand Powers Q2 Growth; American Dream Slipping into Nightmare; East Asian Markets Mixed after Fed’s Whiff on Tapering Start Date
German domestic purchases in the second quarter were the strongest in a year, lending credence to the idea...
Serving Up Apple on Fine China; Great Rotation, Take Two; Red Light, Green Light — Global Markets Play the Game Ahead of Fed
Apple, Inc.’s second-quarter revenue from Greater China (Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong) shriveled by 43 percent when...
Gold Dips to 34-Month Low; U.S. Stocks Rise as GDP Report Fuels Fed Stimulus Bets; China’s Central Bank Soothes Markets
Gold fell to a 34-month low, as improving U.S. economic data strengthened the case for the Federal Reserve...
PowerTalk: What You Need to Know as the Fed Gets Ready to Taper its Stimulus: Advice from Experts Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Diana Furchtgott-Roth
Ever since Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted that the U.S. central bank could begin tapering its stimulating efforts,...
Pemex Oil Still Playing Monopoly at 75… But Not Much Longer; Run on Russia: Property Values on the Rise; Markets Tiptoe up to Fed Announcement Wednesday
Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex Oil) is Mexico’s 75-year old state run energy monopoly.
PowerTrend Brief: The Informed Investor Scores Big Profits by Embracing Volatility
Ever since Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted that the Fed could begin tapering its stimulating efforts, volatility returned...
Asian Currencies Feeling the Sting; Netflix Teams up with DreamWorks; The Other Side of the Story: Easing to Spur Double-digit Stock Growth
For weeks now, uncertainty about how long the Federal Reserve’s stimulus support would last has been the primary...
Reasons Remain for Fed to Keep Easy-Money Policies Fueling Equities
Compelling reasons exist for the Federal Open Market Committee to stay with easy-money policies that have kept the...