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QE4 Is Already on the Table

Posted: November 19, 2012 at 1:54 pm

The Federal Reserve has been aiming all it can to keep the economy going. If you have been following Fed policy for years it is fairly amazing to watch. That ...
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Richmond Fed’s Lacker Rattles Dissenting Vote Saber Louder Against Stimulus

Posted: October 26, 2012 at 7:53 am

Jeffrey Lacker, President of the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank, has commented on his dissenting vote in a statement issued by the Richmond Fed this morning. Lacker is growing concerned that ...
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Ben Bernanke Says Federal Reserve Is Not Monetizing The Debt

Posted: October 1, 2012 at 12:44 pm

FOMC Chairman Ben Bernanke is speaking Monday to the Economic Club of Indiana in Indianapolis with his speech titled "Five Questions about the Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy." As far ...
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Metals Ignoring Japanese QE and Not Considering Future U.K. QE

Posted: September 19, 2012 at 9:37 am

Gold had hit yet a new six-month high of $1,779.10 per ounce in early bird trading today after the Bank of Japan decided to ease via an expanded asset purchase ...
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This Is the Time to Act — Chicago Fed President Evans

Posted: September 18, 2012 at 2:05 pm

In remarks this morning in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans offered a strong endorsement of last week’s FOMC decision to begin a third round of quantitative ...
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Beyond QE3: FOMC Vice Chair Dudley Says More QE Can Come

Posted: September 18, 2012 at 1:34 pm

William C. Dudley, President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Federal Reserve, was speaking today. Unlike other critical voices of QE3 from Dall Fed President Fisher today and ...
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Dallas Fed President Fisher Also Talks Against QE3

Posted: September 18, 2012 at 9:51 am

Another Federal Reserve president is talking against the notion of more and more quantitative easing. This morning's appearance by Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher on CNBC was out talking against this ...
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How QE3 Will Help the Seven Safest Banks in America

Posted: September 18, 2012 at 8:10 am

Banks are back in favor. The most recently announced round of quantitative easing via mortgage-backed securities purchases from the Federal Reserve follows a ratings action earlier this year in which Moody’s ...
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Lookback After QE3: ECB Outlook Commits to Recession for 2012 and Likely in 2013

Posted: September 14, 2012 at 7:42 am

The European Central Bank's outlook was hardly given notice as the world was focused on Ben Bernanke and the FOMC's new round of quantitative easing. The ECB is on the way ...
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The Fed’s Deep Pessimism About Some Jobs

Posted: September 14, 2012 at 6:27 am

At the core of the Federal Reserve evaluation of the economy as it embarks on QE3 sits its forecast for job creation. The "central tendency" figures in the forecast from the ...
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Big U.S. and European Banks Cautious Ahead of FOMC/QE3

Posted: September 13, 2012 at 10:56 am

The eurozone bailout approval and the coming announcement (or continued hint) of additional quantitative easing from the FOMC is not adding to the banks at the current time. We saw a ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (9/4/2012) QE3 Delay

Posted: September 4, 2012 at 8:43 am

Updated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St. Wire: New York State investigates tax practices at private equity firms. (WSJ) Bernanke will not push for QE3 until the end ...
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Job Creation in August to Be Nil?

Posted: September 4, 2012 at 6:36 am

The guessing about the August jobs numbers will be amplified as Friday's announcement approaches. Some analysts believe that the figures will prove that the U.S. rate of GDP growth has moved to ...
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Spotlight on Ben Bernanke

Posted: August 31, 2012 at 6:53 am

The focus of the markets today will be Ben Bernanke's speech at a banker's conference in Jackson Hole. Investors have held their breath for days in anticipation. The waiting also ...
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China PMI vs. Fed QE3

Posted: August 23, 2012 at 6:57 am

HSBC released its preliminary reading of China's August PMI. The figure was 47.8, which is a nine-month low. The reading was below July's 49.3. A number under 50 means the ...
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