quantitative easing

Source: ThinkstockThis week will bring yet another FOMC meeting where the U.S. Federal Reserve will release its decision on interest rates for Fed Funds. Whether or not that new announcement comes...
Don’t be fooled by Japan’s frantic 7.7% rally Tuesday. It is most likely a bull trap that is short term in nature and will reverse itself relatively quickly.
Monday was historic. But these types of movements are not one off. They usually come in clusters.
Source: ThinkstockCurrencies may be considered the most liquid of all quoted markets, but the most liquid market that most investors think about day in and day out is the U.S. Treasury capital market...
A new research piece from Merrill Lynch says the Federal Reserve has seen enough, and the first rate increase will hit the tape on September 17.
The European Central Bank has decided to follow the Bank of England by not cutting interest rates.
Thursday is expected to bring word of expanded economic stimulus at the European Central Bank meeting, with the likely timing being early 2015.
New comments from ECB President Mario Draghi hint at additional quantitative easing in Europe -- perhaps sooner rather than later.
Eurostat has released the flash estimate for third-quarter gross domestic product for the eurozone. The report has a mixed bias to it.
With deflation in the air in Europe, some form of additional easing measures might have been hoped for.
So, is it a joke to ask what happened to the sell-off? It depends on whom you ask.
WisdomTree Investments may seem like an unusual bull market barometer, considering how many investment management firms there are, but Wisdom Tree is back.
Gold prices have lost nearly 3% Friday morning following the surprise announcement of an increase in the Bank of Japan's planned asset purchases.
The Bank of Japan pumped some air under equity markets Friday morning when its board of governors voted to increase its annual asset purchase amount.
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on Wednesday afternoon voted to end its monthly asset purchases -- aka QE3 -- by the end of October.