The Good, Bad And The Ugly: The Economies Of Australia, US And UK
Nov 6, 2009 Markets
The dollar weakened across the board following the announcement from the Federal Reserve that it is to keep rates at close-to-zero into 2010.
The continuation of the ultra-loose monetary ...
Tags: Australia, Continuation, Dollar, Federal Reserve, Inflationary Pressures, Monetary Policy, Sake, Sustainable Economic Recovery, Ugly
The Fed’s Real Objective In Keeping Rates Near Zero
Nov 6, 2009 Markets
One of the key objectives of the Federal Reserve in pursuing these policies has been to drive investors back into riskier asset classes. By lowering the fed funds rate below 0.25% and promisin...
Tags: Asset Classes, Cash Instruments, Fed Funds Rate, Federal Reserve, Investors, Key Objectives, Money Market Mutual Funds, Objective, Surprise, Treasury, Zero One
Treasurys mixed ahead of Fed statement
Nov 3, 2009 Bonds
Bond prices were mixed on Tuesday afternoon as investors await a statement from the Federal Reserve on monetary policy due Wednesday and monthly jobs data due Friday.Tags: Ahead, Bond Prices, Federal Reserve, Investors, Jobs, Monetary Policy, Treasurys, Tuesday Afternoon
Treasurys fall as Fed reports modest recovery
Oct 21, 2009 Bonds
Bond prices fell Wednesday after the Federal Reserve released its latest report showing signs of a stabilizing economy.Tags: Bond Prices, Economy, Federal Reserve, Signs, Treasurys
Treasurys slip on upbeat economic news
Oct 14, 2009 Bonds
Treasurys fell Wednesday as upbeat corporate earnings sparked a rally in stocks and on the release of meeting minutes from the Federal Reserve.Tags: Corporate Earnings, Economic News, Federal Reserve, Meeting Minutes, Rally, Stocks, Treasurys
US Government’s Borrowing Policy Moves From Care-free To Reckless
Oct 1, 2009 Markets
The Federal Reserve has published its latest quarterly report on debt levels within the US economy. The report highlights the enormous impact the recession has made on borrowing patterns. Househ...
Tags: Debt Levels, Economy, Enormous Impact, Federal Reserve, Financial Businesses, Government Sponsored Enterprises, Households, Local Government, Policy Moves, Quarterly Report, Recession, Trillion
Bernanke Talks of Compromise on Regulatory Powers
Oct 1, 2009 International
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will ask Congress to give all regulators -- not just the Fed -- more powers to identify, monitor and contain firms that could get so big that their failure cou...Tags: Compromise, Congress, Economy, Failure, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Chairman, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Regulators, Regulatory Powers
Bernanke won’t be a super regulator
BEN Bernanke has sought to stamp out any lingering concerns that the US Federal Reserve is seeking to become a super regulator.Preemptive Tightening From THIS Fed? You Can’t Be Serious.
Oct 1, 2009 Markets
This week’s Federal Reserve meeting was supposed to be a big deal. Ahead of the two-day gathering, I don’t know how many stories I read suggesting that the Fed might start laying ...
Tags: Ben Bernanke, Easy Money, Federal Reserve, Groundwork, Helicopter, Helm
Bernanke Urges ‘Strong’ Consumer Protection in House Testimony
Oct 1, 2009 Economy
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told lawmakers that protecting consumers of financial services is vitally important, while omitting prior criticism of an Obama administration proposal to...Tags: Administration Proposal, Consumer Protection, Consumers, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Chairman, Financial Services, Lawmakers, Testimony
