One: I am The Great Recession that snapped you out of your debt binge and brought the entire world to its knees, thou shalt compare no other recessions to me.
FOMC
FOMC Statement Parsing
The FOMC’s non-event policy statement just came out. Needless to say, no change in rates. Here are a few snippets… Interest rates will remain near zero “for an extended period”. “Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in November suggests that economic activity has continued to pick up and that the deterioration in…
Bernanke: More Bank Of Japan Imitation to Come
In a widely telegraphed move, the FOMC today voted to keep Fed Funds target rate at zero. Oh, and based on the statement, don’t expect this to change anytime soon. Bernanke may have been a student of The Depression, but he is clearly a fan of the Japanese Lost Decades. All that was missing from…
Hot Links: Marc Faber, Doug Kass & R2D2
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Pay attention! What to expect from the FOMC statement today. (Bloomberg) Great interview: Marc Faber on Tech Ticker discussing why emerging markets will surpass the West. (TechTicker) In Soviet Russia, Kalashnikov Bankrupts You! (LOLFed) The unintended consequences of Sen Dodd‘s aggressive push for one super-regulator will be that this will…
FOMC Day! Get Your Programs!
I love FOMC Day! From the moment I wake up, my stomach is filled with butterflies, really pretty purple and pink ones, as I look forward to the 2 o’clock hour. At this appointed hour, the chairman of the world’s most secretive monetary institution descends from on high with his stone tablets, which are emblazoned…
Another FOMC Day…Hold All My Calls Until After 2:15
From the New York Times: Investors are hoping for reassuring words from the Federal Reserve. The central bank is widely expected to leave its key rate unchanged at a range of zero to 0.25 percent. Its outlook for the economy, however, is less clear. Gauges of the economy have been improving, but they not yet…
Market Recap: Explosive Rally…Yawn
The Reformed Broker, AKA Pedro Cerrano, here with today’s Market Recap… Either the bulls brought their “A” Game or the bears forgot to set their alarms, ’cause the action today was up from the open, with the DJIA up roughly 2% all day. Here’s the 3:30 look at the Dow: As of the close, we…
