Read some of the articles we found interesting this week. Why Fund Managers May Be Right About the Fed, Jesse Eisinger, The New York Times Why the Fed’s Policy Approach Bothers Financial Types Like Me, Cullen Roche, Pragmatic Capitalism Wait for Your Pitch in Today's Market, John West, Research Affiliates Hedge Funds Bet on Freddie, Fannie Rise, Nick Timiraos, The Wall Street Journal Going Active, Brendan Conway, Barron’s … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Plosser: Holding MBS Not Good for Fed
May 16 (Bloomberg) -- Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser comments on Fed monetary policy and the U.S. economy. He speaks in an interview with Manus Cranny on Bloomberg Television's "Countdown." (Source: Bloomberg) [expand title="Click here to see the video."] [/expand] … [Read more...]
Shocking Statistics about American Savings
The New York Fed announced yesterday that household debt levels have fallen to $11.23 trillion, down from a peak of $12.68 trillion in the third quarter of 2008. That’s good news for Americans’ personal balance sheets, but paying off debt isn’t enough to get one through his golden years. Are you saving enough for retirement? [expand title="Click here to read more."] As you can see on the chart below. Savings rates have been very low for a long time. Since 2000, the average monthly savings rate has been 3.5%. For the last two months the rate has been below 2.8%. But the historical average … [Read more...]
VIDEO: We’ve Made Progress On Taxes: Swedish Fin Min
CNBC: Anders Borg the Swedish Finance Minister, tells CNBC that they are going to start negotiations with Switzerland and Lichtenstein and others based on anti-tax haven legislation. [expand title="Click here to watch the video."] [/expand] … [Read more...]
What We’re Reading 5-10-13
Investors Rediscovering Margin Debt By Alexandra Scaggs and Steven Russolillo, WSJ Martin Feldstein: The Federal Reserve's Policy Dead End By Martin Feldstein, WSJ Are Stocks Cheap? A Review of the Evidence By Fernando Duarte and Carlo Rosa, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Harrison H. Schmitt and William Happer: In Defense of Carbon Dioxide By Harrison H. Schmitt And William Happer, WSJ … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Expectations for Central Banks Concern Plosser
[expand title="Click here to read more."] May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Charles Plosser talks about global central bank policies, the U.S. economy and stocks. Plosser, speaking with Tom Keene and Sara Eisen on Bloomberg Television's "Surveillance," also discusses global central bank policies. Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg) [/expand] … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Buffett Doesn’t Practice What He Preaches- Altucher
[expand title="Click here to read more."] Author and investor James Altucher discusses why he believes investors cannot blindly follow Warren Buffett's advice [/expand] … [Read more...]
What We’re Reading 5-3-13
A roundup of articles we found interesting this week. Uncertainty Is the Enemy of Recovery, Bill McNabb, Wall Street Journal This Federal Proposal on Car Loans Is a Lemon, John Campbell, Wall Street Journal Health Chaos Ahead, David Brooks, The New York Times Debt and Growth, Review & Outlook, Wall Street Journal The Coming ObamaCare Shock, Daniel Kessler, Wall Street Journal Northeast Gas Poised to Surge on Pipeline Limits, Naureen Malik, Bloomberg … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Gold at $4,000 an Ounce?
Jim Rickards, author of Currency Wars talks about gold's future on CNBC. [expand title="Click here to read more."] [/expand] … [Read more...]
Trend GDP: Ain’t as Good as it Once Was
The initial estimate for first quarter GDP came in at 2.5% which fell short of the 3% projected by economists. When people used to talk about trend GDP it meant 3.5%, then 3%, and now, it’s looking like something else altogether. [expand title="Click here to read more."] From 1950 to 1969 the annualized rate of quarterly real GDP growth averaged 4.4%. In the post-gold standard/pre-internet years from 1970 to 1999 the average was about 3.3%. But since 2000, the average has dropped significantly, to 1.73%. The question is, is this the new normal, and if not, what will get this … [Read more...]
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