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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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.
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...
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...
Where will interest rates go from here?
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....
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...
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...