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Sometimes the markets just can't trust what Federal Reserve and central bank officials say individually.
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Source: ThinkstockIf you have watched the stock market, bond market and the economy in general for the past five years or so, it will be no surprise that the world’s economies and financial markets...
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Source: ThinkstockQuantitative easing has been under a great deal of scrutiny for some time, and the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet keeps growing despite the tapering efforts. The stock market,...
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Source: courtesy of the Federal ReserveThe Federal Reserve under Janet Yellen may not be that much different than the Fed under Ben Bernanke – not yet at any rate. In her first formal two-day FOMC...
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Source: courtesy of the Federal ReserveTuesday will mark the first ever testimony to Congress by new Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen. One of the first things Yellen will address is the...
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Source: courtesy of the Federal ReserveThe January 29 FOMC meeting was the last meeting to be under Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. Janet Yellen will be the new Federal Reserve Chairman going forward. The...
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Source: ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve is out with its minutes from the December FOMC meeting. We generally warn readers that minutes are often the third look at a Fed meeting, but this pertains to...
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Source: ThinkstockIn much of late-2013, investors wanted to see economic reports which showed small growth which was too small to keep the Fed from lifting its quantitative easing measures. Then the...
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Janet Yellen has been confirmed by the Senate as the next chair of the Federal Reserve. She will be the first woman to ever hold the position. Her confirmation vote by the Senate was a record --...
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The Federal Reserve's reported balance sheet for the week ending December 25, 2013, was at $4.071 trillion, and the balance on December 25 was $4.074 trillion. A $10 billion per month of tapering...
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Source: ThinkstockThe Federal Open Market Committee just finished what is very likely its last or next to last real decision-making meeting under Ben Bernanke. The long and short of the matter is...
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Source: ThinkstockThe U.S. Labor Department released its reading on inflation on Wednesday morning via the Consumer Price Index. Simply put, inflation is running too low and this is going to give Ben...
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Source: Wikimedia CommonsThe mystery behind Bitcoin is getting even more mysterious. The virtual currency keeps hitting new highs each day, and this is coming ahead of congressional hearings and...
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Source: ThinkstockThe U.S. Labor Department may be late this month with the unemployment and nonfarm payrolls report, but the ADP payrolls data is giving a weaker-than-expected look at the jobs...
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Source: ThinkstockThe October 29 to 30 Federal Open Market Committee policy meeting is one which may be a bit of a paradox, or at least one full of irony. It is easy to assume that the FOMC is not...
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