Top 10 Things You May Not Have Known About the FOMC
With the Fed decision out, you already know the most salient information about what the FOMC did today. What follows are the top 10...
Uh-Oh . . .
Shorter Fed Statement: Cut 1/4 point federal funds rateCut 1/4 point discount rateGrowth slowing, inflation risks remain Mr. Market...
The Fed and LIBOR
If you want a better understanding of the present conundrum the Fed faces between rates, the credit crunch, and inflation, go read...
Sector Performance Following Fed Cuts
Great set of charts from the Bespoke boys showing what the relative strength of various sectors have been since the Fed began cutting...
Cody and Jim Rogers on Fox Business
My pal Cody & Jim Rogers chat about the Fed. Roger’s also discusses his book "A Bull in China"
Rally Continues on Bernanke Comments
Markets up smartly on the heels of Bernanke’s speech last night. The panic had become palpable, leading to dovish comments from...
Breaking the Business Week Cover Curse?
It’s A Low, Low, Low, Low-Rate World. No, really — it is. The yield on the 10 Year was under 4% this morning — briefly...
FOMC Minutes
The new improved FOMC Minutes are out here (and in PDF version) This is the most notable paragraph in my read: "Participants...
If the US has a Recession, Who is to Blame?
> "Alan Greenspan really made a mess of all this. He pushed out too much liquidity at the wrong time. He supported the tax cut in...