Yesterday’ 1/4 point rate hike was no surprise . . . but the thought processes behind it may be. Consider the conundrum left to Ben...
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How bored am I waiting for the next Fed Statement? This bored: To Pause or not to Pause, that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler...
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“Rising Oil prices are like a tax.” I’ve heard that canard repeatedly over the years. There are lots of reasons why this is...
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John Roque notes most investors he’s spoken with “continue to have difficulty considering the major transition that’s occurred for...
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Front page WSJ story on the Fed’s troubles convincing Wall Street that even it (the Fed) doesn’t know when interest rate...
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Raymond James’ Jeff Saut made reference earlier this week to a WSJ article from February of this year; I adapted part of that in my...
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Yesterday, based on easy Ben the inflation dove’s JEC testimony, I noted that: "I think Gold — and most of the...
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The Markets have reversed on Fed Chair Bernanke’s testimony to the JEC with his "Outlook for the U.S. Economy.". His...
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Interesting smackdown between Bill Fleckenstein and Ed "Y2K" Yardeni:" "Even if the Fed can’t strip the...
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Todd Buchholz was on CNBC this morning. I have recommended his book "New Ideas from Dead Economists" in the past. He may be a...
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