Tag: Janet Yellen

A Precious Metals Price Drop May Give Investors Short-Term Bargain to Buy 

A precious metals price drop could give investors a near-term chance to buy gold and silver at bargain...

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Do Janet Yellen and the Fed Get The Economy?

Time and time again, I am amazed at how the “smart money” and those supposedly in the know...

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S&P 500 Climbs to Fifth Straight Quarterly Gain Thanks to Fed

Stocks rose today, in the process ensuring a fifth consecutive quarterly gain for the S&P 500. The U.S....

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How Investors Should Connect the Fed’s ‘Dots’

I hate the Fed and all it stands for. Of course, I don’t expect the Fed to go...

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Manufacturing Data Lifts Stocks from Fed-Induced Decline

Following yesterday's Federal Reserve minutes which led investors to worry about a rise in interest rates, stocks rose...

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Janet Yellen’s Fed Comments Lower Stocks

Today, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen revealed that the Fed's stimulus program could end in the fall and...

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What the Federal Reserve’s Policy Change Means for the Economy

As most of us expected, the Fed announced today that it was tapering its bond-buying program by $10...

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S&P 500 Reaches Record High on Janet Yellen’s Senate Testimony

Investors were encouraged by comments made by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen before the Senate today, sending the...

How the Dovishness of Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen and Congress is Driving Stocks Higher

Comments by Yellen indicating she was “surprised” by the weakness in the December employment report, and that despite...

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Market Posts Best Four-Session Rally in More Than a Year

Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen's comments led investors to believe the strengthened economy will merit further stimulus cuts...