Tag: federal reserve

All is quiet on the western front as the markets prepare for the results of the September FOMC meeting and ensuing Fed statement. Reality is,...

Well, that's it for Ben Bernanke's pseudo-hawkish trial balloon. With a mostly non-descript June 19th FOMC statement just released, financial markets listened with rapt attention...

You ready for the Boom?  Yeah, this week’s economic calendar has a lot of news to look forward to, both in the US and...

Market-leading small-cap benchmark Russell 2000 (RUT) just closed out the last full trading week of July +23.7% YTD, currently outpacing...just about every major asset class...

By Chris Wrenn     Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve began easing with the goal of seeing the U.S. through a difficult economic landscape. By lowering rates and...

Given the great expectations preceding it, market reaction to the release of the June 19th FOMC meeting today added up to a distasteful case...

To paraphrase Warren Buffett, by most accounts the 5 year tide of the Federal Reserve's grand experiment in monetary accommodation is about to start...

By Naufal Sanaullah    The impact of Fed's large-scale asset purchases (LSAPs) on interest rates continues to be one of the most contentious topics...

What factor is most responsible for the recovery Fed policy has - by most accounts - stimulated in financial (housing and labor also?) markets...

By Ross Heart     “Inflation will eventually rear its ugly head because of the Federal Reserve” “Runaway inflation is inevitable and the US Dollar is going...