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New York Fed Sees $2.5 Billion Profit on Bear Stearns in Final Maiden Lane Sales

Posted: September 18, 2018 at 12:05 pm

The financial crisis and the Great Recession of a decade ago brought on some very positive and some very questionable outcomes after considering the banking bailouts. Some people wanted the ...
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After All These Trade War Fears, No Real Inflation Has Been Seen

Posted: September 13, 2018 at 12:35 pm

If the public only listened to the rhetoric of politicians and the headlines and sound bites from the financial and mainstream media, it would be rather easy to be tricked into thinking that ...
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How the September Beige Book Looks for the Oil, Gas and Energy Sector

Posted: September 12, 2018 at 2:56 pm

When investors and economists hear about a Beige Book release it is rarely a report that generates serious excitement. That said, there is almost always important information about the national ...
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6 Most Important Things in Business Today

Posted: August 27, 2018 at 5:00 am

Early trading in shares of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) will gauge investor reaction to the end of founder Elon Musk's attempt to go private. According to Reuters: Investors on Monday ...
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The Fed Fight Over Interest Rates

Posted: August 25, 2018 at 7:45 am

St. Louis Fed chief James Bullard believes rate increases by the central bank over the course of the year may cripple the economy. Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell thinks otherwise, ...
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Jackson Hole: Ask Not How Many Rate Hikes, but Whether Target Rates Can Be Maintained

Posted: August 23, 2018 at 11:00 am

The annual Federal Reserve symposium at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, starts on Friday, and Fed watchers are pulling out their binoculars. Fed Chair Jay Powell is set to speak in the ...
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FOMC Minutes Point Heavily to Risks in Trade and Tariffs

Posted: August 22, 2018 at 2:58 pm

  If you thought that Federal Reserve's FOMC meeting for July 31 and August 1 was all over and done, guess again. Wednesday brought the release of the FOMC ...
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10 Reasons Long-Term Treasury Yields Remain Stuck Under 3%

Posted: August 11, 2018 at 10:30 am

Higher interest rates are coming. That's the message that the investment community has heard for the better part of 18 months now. And interest rates have risen in the United ...
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Federal Reserve Avoids Market Shocks in Decision on Interest Rates

Posted: August 1, 2018 at 2:29 pm

If you were looking for a major change out of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates, the August 1, 2018 announcement might not have been the best bet ...
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Fed Chair Powell Worries About Cryptocurrencies

Posted: July 19, 2018 at 10:15 am

In his semiannual appearance Wednesday before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that cryptocurrencies "are great if you are trying to hide money or if ...
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Fed Chair Powell Maintains Path for Gradual Rate Hikes in 2018 and Beyond

Posted: July 17, 2018 at 10:35 am

To hike or not to hike, that is the question some investors have for the Federal Reserve regarding their stance on U.S. interest rates and monetary policy. Other investors just ...
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6 Most Important Things in Business Today

Posted: July 6, 2018 at 5:02 am

The trade war between China and the United States has started. According to Reuters: U.S. tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese imports took effect as a deadline passed on Friday, ...
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Wells Fargo Gets Off Cheap in Fed’s Stress Tests

Posted: June 29, 2018 at 9:55 am

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) has been under more than its historical scrutiny after multiple scandals and self-inflicted management blunders. In fact, the company is even now advertising that ...
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6 Most Important Things in Business Today

Posted: June 29, 2018 at 5:03 am

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) did poorly in government stress tests. According to The Wall Street Journal: Regulators cleared most of the largest U.S. ...
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Signs That the Fed May Be Losing Control of Monetary Policy

Posted: June 28, 2018 at 7:50 am

In a somewhat obscure, wonky report released yesterday, June 27, Reuters reports that the Federal Reserve may have to abandon its plans to shrink its balance sheet sooner than it ...
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