The government is somehow managing to borrow money at what are negative interest rates right now via the Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS. When a TIPS matures, the investor is paid the inflation-adjusted principal…
Last night we saw the news that Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) hiked its dividend to show that it has the top position of core banking strength in America. We expect some similar…
ThinkstockIn an effort to meet their rising debt obligations, central banks around the globe have been printing money at a frantic pace. This phenomena is also leading to a global battle in which countries purposely…
ThinkstockWells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) has delivered on what we expect to be the first of the likely big bank dividend hikes in 2013. We would look for J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.…
ThinkstockThe Bank of Japan believes it can cure what ails much of the nation’s economy. If the relative success of the U.S. Federal Reserve to accomplish a similar goal is any indication, the Bank of…
ThinkstockThe U.S. stock and bond market may be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Day, but the rest of the world was alive and well. President Obama is being inaugurated. If you use…
ThinkstockMorgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The bank reported adjusted diluted quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $0.28 on revenues of $7 billion. In the…
Courtesy of American ExpressIn line with its preliminary results released last week, American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) today reported adjusted fourth quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $1.09 on revenues of $8.1 billion in…
ThinkstockThe banking sector has by and large traded at a discount to its stated book value for quite some time. Many banks are still trading under their tangible book value, meaning that the banks…
ThinkstockCitigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) shared its fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The bank reported adjusted diluted quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $0.69 on revenues of $18.66 billion. In…
Brian Katt / Wikimedia Commons / GNU Free Documentation LicenseBank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The mega-bank reported diluted quarterly earnings per share…
ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve is out with yet one more tome telling you about how it sees the U.S. and global economy. Its latest summary showed that economic activity has expanded and all districts in…
ThinkstockMany investors follow and track inflows and outflows of investor funds. After all, following the trends where the money is headed is nothing new. But what about not worrying about all of the money…
Wikimedia CommonsGoldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The investment bank and financial services giant reported quarterly diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $5.60…
Wikimedia CommonsJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is seeing shares play a little give-back this morning after the largest bank by deposits has reported it fourth-quarter earnings as $5.3 billion. That came to…