It is no secret that the elections are Tuesday, November 2, and it is no secret that the FOMC under Ben Bernanke will begin the November FOMC starting November 2 and a…
Quantitative easing, or QE2, is coming to a head. What we will see depends upon whom you ask, and the verdict seems to depend on the direction of the wind each day. …
Maybe the markets felt directionless for most of Friday ahead of earnings season, but the trading action of this week might make some wonder if a Double-Dip Recession is less likely. The…
There is always one interesting notion when there is a day that the market has fallen out of bed. There are almost always some stocks which rally because of news or developments,…
The big technical level in the S&P 500 Index was 1,085, but that feels like some time ago. There is no magic trick on a technical level of 10,000 on the Dow…
Maybe it is time after a 50%+ gain in the major equity indexes, or maybe it is just everyone getting into the October bearish mode. We are hearing more and more calls…
Today, Bernanke & Co at the FOMC gave us their rate decision. The FOMC has decided to the Fed Funds Rate 0.25% to 2% and the Discount Rate by 0.25% to 2.25%.…
This morning we saw the release of the Producer Price index, or wholesale inflation. Inflation is the key word today. The headline PPI number for November came in at +3.2%. The core-PPI…
Douglas A. McIntyre The FOMC did just come out and issue its discount on interest rates today. We saw a 0.25% RATE CUT FED FUNDS and we saw a 0.25% RATE CUT ON THE DISCOUNT…
The FOMC gave its first of its quarterly outlooks for the years ahead: The FOMC now sees slower GDP growth, raised unemployment, and somewhat reduced inflation. Real GDP Growth expectations have been…
Bond seer Bill Gross of PIMCO issued his November outlook and is looking for the FOMC not to just need a rate cut this week. He believes that the FOMC will need…
DJIA 13,352.05; (-8.21; -0.06%)S&P500 1,497.74 (-4.82; -0.32%)NASDAQ …
DJIA 13,553.73; +71.38 (0.53%)….DIAMONDS Trust (DIA) +0.67%S&P500 1,522.97; +7.30 (0.48%)…SPDRs ‘Spyders’ (SPY) +0.64%NASDAQ 2,599.41; +17.10 (0.66%)….NASDAQ 100 PowerShares…
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ETF Tickers: TLT, ITB, IEF Some stock traders claim to be spooked by the thought of higher rates. The two consecutive negative days were partially on this, but today was the mark…
