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Short Sellers are Not to Blame
Submitted by Sean Riskowitz  (bestcashcow.com)

Short selling (or selling stock now with the obligation to buy it back later) was widely blamed for the collapse and instability of financial markets during 2007 and 2008. The Lehman bankruptcy...

Article | Mar 17, 2010 | Views: 84 | Comments: 0
Tags: federal reserve, lehman, short sellers, short sales, greenlight, david einhorn

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Fed to Keep Rates Low for Extended Period, To End Mortgage Purchases
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

In today's FOMC statement, the Fed did not change language saying it would keep rates low for an extended period. It also confirmed that it has reached the end of its $1.25 billion purchase of...

Article | Mar 16, 2010 | Views: 111 | Comments: 0
Tags: interest rates, federal reserve, fomc

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Testing the Interest Rate Barrier
Submitted by surlytrader  (bestcashcow.com)

Every few months I draw the spotlight on long-term US interest rates as they approach a long held barrier. Thirty year treasury yields have not been above 4.8% since the fall of 2007 but have...

Article | Mar 9, 2010 | Views: 146 | Comments: 0
Tags: interest rates, economy, inflation, federal reserve, yield curve, yields, deflation, spy, tlt, inverted yield curve, yield curve steepness

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Fed Balance Sheet Shows Growth in Mortgage Backed Securities
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

We've talked a lot about how the Fed's purchase of Mortgage Backed Securities has kept rates low. The chart below shows the Fed's balance sheet and how it has changes with the aggressive purchase...

Article | Feb 28, 2010 | Views: 114 | Comments: 0
Tags: federal reserve, mbs, mortgage backed securities

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The Fed Raises the Discount Rate to 0.75% - Says Not a Sign of Tightening
Submitted by Sol Nasisi  (bestcashcow.com)

The Fed today released a statement saying that it was raising the Discount Rate, the rate it charges banks for overnight loans, from .50% to 0.75%. This change was expected and the Fed was careful...

Article | Feb 18, 2010 | Views: 124 | Comments: 0
Tags: interest rates, federal reserve, discount rate

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Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee Show Optimism on Economy and Minor Dissent on Inflation
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

The minutes from the Fed's January FOMC meeting show guarded optimism about the economy. But deeds say more than words, and in the end the Fed decided to stick with their statement that conditions

Article | Feb 17, 2010 | Views: 222 | Comments: 0
Tags: interest rates, federal reserve, fomc

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FOMC Statement - Winding Down Mortgage Purchase Program
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

The Federal Reserve released its Federal Open Market Committee statement today and the most noticeable aspect was confirmation that it is winding down its purchase of mortgage backed securities.

Article | Jan 27, 2010 | Views: 190 | Comments: 2
Tags: federal reserve, fomc, open market committee

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Bernanke Should be Re-Appointed
Submitted by Sean Riskowitz  (bestcashcow.com)

A vote on the future of the Federal Reserve chief is due to be held this week. It's unclear whether or not Ben Bernanke, the current Fed chairman, will be re-appointed. I think it would be a...

Article | Jan 25, 2010 | Views: 193 | Comments: 0
Tags: economy, bernanke, federal reserve, gdp, unemployment, geithner

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Where to Find Yield?
Submitted by surlytrader  (bestcashcow.com)

As long as inflation is kept under control (sub 5% annually) and China continues to somewhat peg their currency, then treasury rates can rise and these “yield hunters” will start buying...

Article | Jan 16, 2010 | Views: 191 | Comments: 0
Tags: treasury bonds, yield, interest rates, bonds, inflation, debt, federal reserve, deflation, corporate bonds, government policy, corporate spreads

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Interest Rate Outlook
Submitted by surlytrader  (bestcashcow.com)

Where will interest rates go from here?

Article | Jan 15, 2010 | Views: 167 | Comments: 0
Tags: interest rates, bonds, federal reserve, housing prices, tlt

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Is the Fed to Blame for Asset Bubbles?
Submitted by Sol Nasisi  (bestcashcow.com)

It's becoming clear that asset bubbles, not goods and services inflation has been the biggest bane of the economy over the last 20 years. The cycle of boom and bust seems to be becoming a fixture....

Article | Dec 4, 2009 | Views: 112 | Comments: 1
Tags: federal reserve, fed, asset bubbles

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Fed Ending Treasury Purchase Program that Kept Yields Down
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

The US Treasury Department today is buying the last of the $300 billion in Treasury bonds, bills, and notes it has purchased over the last seven months to keep rates low. The program, which...

Article | Oct 29, 2009 | Views: 208 | Comments: 0
Tags: treasury bonds, federal reserve

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It's Time to Raise Rates, Ben
Submitted by ktexas  (www.smartmoney.com)

With the crisis clearly past, the Fed ought to boost short-term rates to a more normal 2% - still low by historical standards - to send a signal to the markets that the U.S. is serious about...

Article | Oct 24, 2009 | Views: 225 | Comments: 2 
Tags: interest rates, economy, inflation, federal reserve, federal funds rate, recession, monetary policy



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