All Posts Tagged With: "Inflation Rates"
Why Fed Bailouts Are Good News for This Inverse Bond Fund
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).
And Then There’s This Friday August 1, 2008
Gold and silver prices ambled aimlessly all through Far East and European trading on Thursday. The real action began moments after the Comex opened in New York, where explosive rallies in both metals were capped by the not-for-profit sellers barely after they got started…and that was it for the day.
Who’s Really Behind Skyrocketing Oil and Commodities Prices?
American consumers are feeling the pain both at the pump and in the grocery store. Meanwhile with real full-time unemployment rates climbing towards 10%, penny-pinching consumers are wondering just who is to blame.
BRICs Reel Under Rising Inflation
Editor’s Note: “Don’t look now… but the BRICs are falling,” says The Sovereign Soceity’s global investment expert Mike Burnick.
And Now… Today’s Pfennig! Thursday May 29, 2008
Fisher talks tough… GDP revision today… A$ remains resilient… Norges Bank keeps rates unchanged… Sounding Like A Hawk…
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