Will the Fed's Rollercoaster Ride Save the Dollar?
Will the downward pressure in commodities continue and should investors expect the end of this interest rate toboggan ride?
Fed Rate Cut
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Fed Expected To Cut Rates By Quarter-Point
Financial Times | Krishna Guha | Posted 04.28.2008 | Business
The "tail risk" of a deep and protracted recession in the US has not diminished much in recent weeks in spite of the rally in the stock market and imp...
Britney and the Bear: Who Says You Can't Get Good Help Anymore?
Thomas Ferguson and Robert A. Johnson | Posted 03.27.2008 | Business
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We have not seen the last bailout in this crisis. If the public is going to pay for them, as we think it must, it should also get paid back for them.
Fed Divisions Complicate Inflation Talks
AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 03.20.2008 | Business
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WASHINGTON — Ben Bernanke's juggling act has gotten harder. The Federal Reserve chairman has been taking extraordinary steps to prevent credit,...
Fed Rate Cut Could Revive Inflation
Washington Post | Steven Mufson | Posted 03.19.2008 | Business
The Federal Reserve Board's rate cut yesterday increased the chances that months of Fed moves could start to trickle down to homeowners in time to eas...
Stocks Soar, Dow Rises 420 Points
AP | MADLEN READ | Posted 03.18.2008 | Business
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NEW YORK — Wall Street stormed higher Tuesday as investors, optimistic following stronger-than-expected earnings from two big investment banks, ...
Ask The Ben Bernanke 8-Ball!
236.com | Posted 03.18.2008 | Business
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Economic meltdown looms, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is doing what he does best: lowering interest rates. At least, that's what financia...
Fed Cuts Interest Rate By 3/4 Point
Reuters | Posted 03.18.2008 | Business
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The Federal Reserve slashed a key U.S. interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point Tuesday, a substantial cut but smaller than many in finan...
Goldman Sachs: Fed May Cut Rate Today
Reuters Via CN | Posted 03.10.2008 | Business
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An emergency interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve is possible ahead of its March 18th policy meeting, according to a Goldman Sachs research note...
The Only Market Cycle: Fear
James Berman | Posted 01.28.2008 | Business
We could say there's really only one market emotion: fear -- of having nothing, and fear of not having enough.
The Stimulus Swindle
David Sirota | Posted 01.25.2008 | Politics
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Whenever politicians of both parties start praising each other on an economic issue, hold onto your wallet, because you are about to get fleeced.
What a Difference a Day Makes
Deborah Siegel and Jacki Zehner | Posted 01.24.2008 | Business
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On wild trading days individuals generally lose out to professional traders, and the most vulnerable and inexperienced suffer the most pain.
Whatever Happened to...?
Paula Gordon | Posted 01.24.2008 | Business
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What is it America has against learning from experience? Do we really enjoy being lied to? Or gambling on Wall Street and losing when we play against the house?
Why the Fed's Rate Cut Was a Mistake
Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 01.23.2008 | Business
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The problem is the system made too many loans that are now going bad. And the only way to wean us off of that problem (easy money) is to feel the pain so we don't do it again.
Despite What the Fed Bank Said, Wal-Mart Never Has Been Good For You
Al Norman | Posted 01.22.2008 | Business
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The mainstream media, especially the business media, is always looking for openings to praise Sam Walton, not to bury him.
The World Has Cast Their Vote: The Confidence Man (Part Two)
Jacki Zehner | Posted 01.22.2008 | Business
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Entering in your buy or sell order is effectively casting your vote. Either things are not so bad, so hold on to your stocks and just keep on spending, or, Houston, we have a problem.
Surprise Rate Cut Unlikely Despite Recession Fears
CNBC | Albert Bozzo | Posted 01.09.2008 | Business
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Despite the growing chorus on Wall Street predicting a recession this year, economists say the Federal Reserve is unlikely to cut interest rates befor...
Fox Business Network Consults Astrologer For Prediction On Fed Rate Cut
Portfolio | Jeff Bercovici | Posted 12.13.2007 | Media
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Fox Business continues to push the boundaries of what constitutes business news. Last week it was genital cosmetic surgery; this week it's astrology. ...
Redstate: Economic Morons
Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 12.13.2007 | Business
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I haven't taken down a right wing economic pundit in quite awhile. And even though I'm swamped right now, some columns just beg to be lampooned.
Fed Cuts Rates By Quarter Point
AP | Martin Crutsinger | Posted 10.31.2007 | Business
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The Federal Reserve, confronted with surging oil prices and a slumping housing market, on Wednesday cut a key interest rate by a quarter-point, the se...
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