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Bubbles Inflating Faster Than GDP

Michael Pento | Posted 05.13.2013 | Business
Michael Pento

There has been a lot of talk about a rebound in the equity and real estate markets helped along by the Fed's free money. That much is for sure the truth; but the evidence of a viable and sustainable recovery built on free-market forces just isn't there.

Bernanke To Congress: Don't Invade Fed's Privacy

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 12.01.2012 | Business

WASHINGTON — Chairman Ben Bernanke offered a wide-ranging defense Monday of the Federal Reserve's aggressive policies to stimulate the still-wea...

3 Money Matters You And Your New Spouse Need To Deal With NOW

Charles Tran | Posted 11.13.2012 | Weddings
Charles Tran

You may feel like you can now breathe a big sigh of relief and settle right into marital bliss but there is still one outstanding task that remains to be tackled -- the marrying of your financial accounts.

Here's What's Eating Away At Your Savings

The New York Times | CATHERINE RAMPELL | Posted 09.11.2012 | Home

A consumer complaint is ricocheting around the world: low interest rates are eating away at savings. Bill Taren, a retiree near Orlando, Fla., disc...

GET LOW

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 09.06.2012 | Home

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve's record-low interest rates have shrunk income for savers but cut costs for borrowers. Chairman Ben Bernanke is amon...

Low Interest Rates Are Not Enough

Mohamed A. El-Erian | Posted 09.24.2012 | Business
Mohamed A. El-Erian

The current global interest rate convergence need not be a bad thing. But it will be if it is not quickly accompanied by major policy actions that address the causes of today's global economic malaise.

GOP Leaders: Americans 'Have Reason To Be Skeptical' Of Fed

AP | By MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 11.21.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- In an unusual move, Republican leaders of the House and Senate are urging Federal Reserve policymakers against taking further steps to l...

'Cheap Money Has Failed'

Bloomberg | Karl Heinz Daeke | Posted 11.16.2011 | Business

When will politicians finally accept that their ideology of cheap money has failed? A low-interest-rate policy after the dot-com frenzy encouraged ...

U.S. 'Strong Dollar' Rhetoric Fades As Currency's Value Declines

Posted 06.22.2011 | Business

WASHINGTON (Glenn Somerville and Tim Reid) - For years, Treasury secretaries parroted a line that the U.S. was committed to a strong dollar policy...

Investors Biggest Worry: The End Of Fed's Cheap Money Era

Posted 06.08.2011 | Business

CHICAGO (By Doris Frankel) - The end of super-cheap money from the Federal Reserve is trumping corporate earnings results as a key risk to hedge f...

A Walk Through Paris With Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Vivian Norris

Taleb has been criticized, but he tells it as he sees it, whether or not everyone agrees.

Why Rising Interest Rates Are Actually A Good Sign For The Economy

thefiscaltimes.com | Bruce Bartlett | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

There has been much hand-wringing in the business press lately about the recent rise in interest rates. The fear is often expressed that this will cho...

Ben Bernanke Defends Fed's Massive $900 Billion Program

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

What will the Federal Reserve's massive $900 billion plan actually accomplish? As HuffPost's Shahien Nasiripour pointed out yesterday, the Fed's new a...

Refinancing Surges Even As Foreclosure Crisis Mounts

Bloomberg | Jody Shenn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

A rush by U.S. homeowners to refinance at near record-low interest rates marks a rare bright spot for the mortgage industry, under attack for choking ...

NerdWallet's Top 5 Low APR Credit Cards, Fall 2010 Edition

Tim Chen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Tim Chen

Many credit cards these days are offering exceptionally low APRs and balance transfer promotions that will cut interest bills substantially and allow people some room to breathe.

5 Reasons Why Home Buyers Aren't Buying

Wallet Pop | Tara-Nicholle Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Last week, the news broke that interest rates hit yet another low: 4.45% on a 30-year-fixed and a stunning 3.87% on a 15-year fixed rate loan. At the ...

How The Fed's Low Interest Rate Policy Is Hurting Savers, Retirees

The Huffington Post | Willam Alden | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

With the Fed's key interest rate approaching zero, there's rarely been a better time to borrow. It happens to be a particularly bad time to save, howe...

Is Main Street Ready for the Second Wave of the Recession?

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Don McNay

The phrase "double-dip recession" means little to most of us. To people on Main Street, it hasn't been been a "dip". We took a drop to the bottom two years ago and stayed there.

The Best Credit Cards of Mid-2010 (PHOTOS)

Curtis Arnold | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Curtis Arnold

You no longer have to spend hours sifting through the hundreds of credit card products trying to find your perfect match. Here's a list of the credit cards that are "best in show" in their respective categories.

Interest Rates: The Era Of Cheap Credit Is Over

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Even as prospects for the American economy brighten, consumers are about to face a new financial burden: a sustained period of rising interest rates....

Low Interest Rates Could fuel Speculative Financial Bubble: Federal Reserve

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve doesn't expect the recovery will be strong enough to quickly drive down the jobless rate, and acknowledged its ...

Where to Find Dandy Dividends

Dan Dorfman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Dan Dorfman

Call it the case of the disappearing dividends, a $42 billion caper that's robbing many Americans of a fair chunk of their future wealth.

Should The World's Reserve Currency Yield Zero Percent

Michael Pento | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Michael Pento

We must grow the economy by empowering the private sector. I would have hoped by now we learned that inflation doesn't solve anything.

The Debt vs. Interest Rate Conundrum

Michael Pento | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Michael Pento

It now takes about 10 cents on every tax dollar collected just to pay the interest on the debt. As bad as that is, it's only because interest rates are at record lows that the debt is still manageable.

U.S. Economy Huge Winner in Future

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Diane Francis

As financials struggle, the Fed's interest rate cuts have weakened the dollar even more, which greatly benefits exporters and multinationals. For most, the credit meltdown is only starting.