All Posts Tagged With: "Fomc"
Questioning The Fed’s Rhetoric
More dollar strength… Retail Sales surprise… SARB raises rates! Gold on the slippery slope…
The U.S. Economy’s Uncertainty Brings Opportunity for Investors in the Months to Come
With a wheezing economy that’s struggling with housing and credit problems - as well as a weak dollar - it’s clear the United States won’t be in the investment spotlight this year.
ECB Stands Firm Against Inflation
After voting to hold rates steady at its monthly meeting today (Thursday), European Central Bank (ECB) President Jean-Claude Trichet said a rate hike in July is “possible.”
Buy Commodities - And Oil In Particular
Apparently, there’s just no stopping stocks. They just keep on trucking higher as investors forget about the recent troubles in the financial sector and focus on Merrill Lynch’s note that ‘credit markets may be “past their worst”’.
Fed Chair Comments Boost Greenback
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke came out in support of a stronger U.S. dollar today (Tuesday), indicating the Fed would remain on pause at its next meeting.
Four Things to Ponder and Three Ways to Act When it Comes to the Fed
There’s one thing you can almost always count on with the government: Coming late to the party.
U.S. Economy Expanded Faster than Reported, With First Quarter GDP Revised Upward to 0.9%
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 0.9% in the first quarter, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced yesterday (Wednesday).
With Oil Speculators Blitzing, the Fed Needs to Call an Interest-Rate Reverse Play
The inflationary reality that we as consumers have been living for months may finally be starting to dawn on the U.S. Federal Reserve.
FOMC Minutes Point To Problems…
Questioning the Fed’s moves… Euros slow down… Aussie hits 25-year high… Oil hits $135!
Euro Heads Back Towards Record High on German Economic Strength
An unexpected increase in German business confidence sent the euro to a one-month high versus the dollar yesterday (Wednesday) on speculation that the European Central Bank could be forced to hike interest rates to combat inflation.
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