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Since May 22, the only story that really matters to the markets is what the Federal Reserve is going to do with respect to its current bond-buying program. On that day, we heard Chairman Ben Bernanke introduce the concept of “tapering” into the trading milieu. Since then, stocks have sold off hard, and bonds have sold off really hard.
Bond yields, more»
For the past couple of weeks, the 2013 bull stampede has slowed considerably. Indeed, ever since the Fed introduced the term “tapering” into the trading milieu (a reference to the potential for reducing its current bond-buying scheme) the market has seen the return of sellers. We’ve also seen the return of volatility, and that’s caused a lot of investors to more»
Wall Street rolled out the red carpet on Wednesday, with the major averages down big in the midweek trading session. more»
In case you were under the illusion that the rally in stocks and bonds was anything but a central bank-created construct, then the action in the markets over the past week should disabuse you of that naïve notion.
As I’ve been saying for some time now, the easy-money policies of the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and, most recently, the more»
It’s often said that the key to a successful business is to provide customers what they want. Well, perhaps that’s the mindset of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, as he keeps giving the bulls what they want.
Today, the Fed chief told Wall Street what most everyone had expected, namely that the central bank will continue its easy-money policies until the more»
This week’s Making Money Alert comes to you directly from Sin City, a.k.a. Las Vegas, Nev. I’m here for the next couple of days at the annual Money Show, an event that I’ve been attending and speaking at every year for as long as I can remember.
I must say that this year, attendance is robust. I don’t have any kind more»
When your profession requires you to watch a lot of news, as mine does, you tend to be bombarded by all sorts of disturbing information. Sometimes, you just have to tune it out and focus on the positives in life. With this situation in mind, I wanted to share with you some insights that I read recently from author/entrepreneur Mark more»
Today is May 1, or May Day, depending upon which circles you run in. For investors, the first day of May ushers in what I call the “slogan months.” This period is when you hear a loud chorus of market wizards warning investors to “sell in May and go away.”
Interestingly, this market cliché actually does have some historical merit. You more»
The action in the financial markets over the past week and a half has been tumultuous to say the least. Last week (between Monday’s open bell and Friday’s closing bell), the major market indices — the Dow, S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite — all sank more than 2%, with the selling really heating up after the Boston Marathon bombings.
Small cap more»
The fear trade is back on Wall Street. With the events of the past three days, it’s no wonder why. more»
