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Federal Funds Rate ’
Sep 17th, 2008 |
By Martin Hutchinson |
Category: Featured, Financial News
Despite the chaos on Wall Street, the Fed yesterday left its benchmark interest rate on hold at 2%.
Martin Hutchinson says the Fed has finally starting doing its job: putting price stability over Wall Street’s demands. Real interest rates are negative. This is feeding inflation. It also means Treasury bond yields – also currently below the rate of inflation – are too low and should begin to rise again.
Martin says investors can profit from this situation with the Rydex Juno Inverse Government Long Bond Strategy (MUTF:RYJUX).
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May 3rd, 2008 |
By Kathlyn Von Rohr |
Category: International Investing
Once again, the entire world tuned in for the Fed-sponsored dog and pony show this week. As usual, the Fed’s meeting managed to slow market activity before the FOMC decision, and then (drum roll please)…
Tags: bear market, credit crisis, Fdic, fed, Federal Funds Rate, Housing Market, rate cuts, Term Portfolio, Unemployment
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Apr 30th, 2008 |
By Jennifer Yousfi |
Category: Politics & Economics
If U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers make the expected quarter-point rate cut at the end of their meeting today (Wednesday), the impact will be felt well beyond U.S. borders.
Tags: , AIG, Airbus, BA, CME, dollar, ECB, economics, euro, European Inflation, Federal Funds Rate, Federal Open Market Committee, Fomc, Gdp, Gdp Report, global food prices, Government Of France, inflation, Interest Rate Reduction, LEH, politics, recession, Ubs, William Patalon III
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Apr 28th, 2008 |
By Eric Roseman |
Category: Gold Market
It’s no surprise that the U.S. dollar is finally mustering a bear market rally (in truth, our currency experts have been predicting a dollar bounce for quite some time).
Tags: , bear market, Currency Crisis, dollar, ECB, energy costs, Federal Funds Rate, Federal Reserve, gold, Market Rally, recession, Stock Bulls
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Apr 17th, 2008 |
By Chuck Butler |
Category: International Investing
The U.S. rates are going lower, and you can take that to the bank! OK, well…Maybe the legal beagles won’t like me saying that, so, let’s just say, I think that you should think that U.S. rates are going lower.
Tags: , AUD, CAD;SEK, CHF, CPI, ECB, EUR, fed, Federal Funds Rate, inflation, International Investing, ISK, John Williams, JPY, Mogambo Guru, NOK, NZD, oil, Swiss Francs, yen
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