Put it on your calendar: The zero-interest era, at least in America, will end on December 16.
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Tag Archives: The Federal Reserve
Will They Or Won’t They?
Today we find out whether the Fed is ready to raise interest rates. Don’t bet on it.
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Another Market Tantrum
Is this month’s stock market convulsion just another tantrum, or something worse?
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Normal On The Horizon
An accelerating economy and improving labor market is good, but we can’t call it normal while interest rates stay near zero.
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Yellen’s Declaration Of Non-Independence
The Fed chair adopts a Democratic line that is historical and economic nonsense. So much for central bank independence.
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Is It A Bubble If Everyone Sees It?
Bubbles usually arrive when hardly anyone sees them coming. For stocks, that is not currently the case.
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Being Grateful Is Good For Us
New rules for money market funds are less damaging than they might have been. In the interest of good health, let’s be grateful.
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A Clog In The Financial Plumbing
A spike in failures of Treasury repos hints at growing problems in the financial system’s plumbing.
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Yellen’s Goof: Speaking Her Mind
The Fed’s new chair startled markets by giving a clear answer to a direct question about future interest rates.
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What Are The Credit Markets Telling Us?
The stock market calmly handled the Fed’s interest rate hike, but other parts of the financial markets are uncomfortable.
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