Tag: Fed

[Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building]

Tim Geithner’s Stress Test: Can the Government Do No Wrong?

Most Austrian economists argue that the best response to the 2008 financial crisis was to “do nothing.”

A trader looks at a mixed financial picture

How You Could Be Making the Most of the Recent Sell-off

If you had never looked at a chart of any of the major stock market indices before and...

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How the Fed Affects GDP

I think what today’s GDP print tells us is that the Federal Reserve will almost certainly continue the...

Investment Bears Warn of Fed Policy Fallout

LAS VEGAS--Easy-money Fed policies should steer investors away from equities and the U.S. dollar and toward buying the...

[Cartoon: Janet Yellen printing money]

Do Janet Yellen and the Fed Get The Economy?

Time and time again, I am amazed at how the “smart money” and those supposedly in the know...

How You Can Take Part in the ETF Revolution

The exchange-traded fund (ETF) revolution is here, and I want my name to be synonymous with this rapid...

[Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building]

Released Fed Minutes Spur Stocks

Today, the U.S. Federal Reserve's late-April meeting minutes were released, indicating that Fed officials believe continued stimulus does...

[Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building]

Fed Continues Taper, Stocks Rise

Thanks to today's Federal Open Market Committee meeting, the U.S. Federal Reserve has decided to continue its current...

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How the Slow-Growing Market Reacted to the Federal Reserve’s Decision

If you’ve ever been caught up in a case of really bad timing, then you probably know what...

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Bank of America Botches Stress Test, Investors Lose out

The U.S. Federal Reserve ordered BAC to forget its plans to buy back shares from its investors and...