Tag: Federal Reserve

[Cartoon: Janet Yellen printing money]

As Fed Chief, Yellen will Leave Bernanke’s Policies Intact

Yellen seemed to discount any notion that the Fed’s massive quantitative easing, or QE, programs will create asset...

Federal Reserve Building

Bernanke: Low Rates to Endure Long after QE Ends

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said yesterday, “The target for the federal funds rate is likely to remain...

John Allison, President & CEO of the Cato Institute, Addresses Liberty, Limited Government and the Financial Crisis

I had the pleasure of talking this week with John Allison, president & CEO of the Cato Institute.

[Janet Yellen]

Factory Data, Fed Reactions Lead to New Market Highs

The S&P 500 gained for the sixth straight week, marking the longest winning streak since February, and the...

[Janet Yellen]

Yellen’s Nomination Makes U.S. Investors Cautious

Observers think that Yellen will be a “dove” when it comes to quantitative easing, but nobody knows what...

Discussing Financial Reform and Rising Uncertainty with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Joining me this week on PowerTalk is Alice Joe, executive director, Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness at U.S....

Is the Federal Reserve There Yet?; British Bourse Buckles as Well; The Danger of Thinking Outside of the Box… Voice Box That Is

It’s official; U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told reporters yesterday that the government’s quantitative-easing stimulus program would...

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...

Rising Unemployment Gives Fed Reason to Stay with Easy-Money Policies; Seek Profits in Eastern Europe; Is Gold about to Rise Again?

Investors should look at Eastern Europe for the next round of oversized profits, said Templeton Group’s Emerging Markets...

Japan’s Nikkei Index Falls 7.3% for Several Reasons; Europe and U.S. Indexes Dip after Japanese Nosedive; JPMorgan Voters Keep CEO Dimon

The Japanese stock market's single-largest, one-day loss since the 2011 tsunami featured a 7.3 percent plunge yesterday that...