The Fed released the minutes of the recent meetings earlier and had a few noticeable differences from last month.
By far the biggest change was the observation growth in fixed investment has slowed.
Household spending has advanced a bit more quickly, but growth in business fixed investment has slowed.
The full...
The Fed released the minutes of the recent meetings earlier and had a few noticeable differences from last month.
By far the biggest change was the observation that inflation is picking up. That is not what this Fed is known for commenting on.
Inflation has picked up somewhat, mainly reflecting higher...
The Fed released the statement today and it initially received a negative reaction. The U.S. dollar shot up, the markets came in by 0.40% from the high as there was no mention of new bond buying.
The sell off did not last long as the FED did say that the economy...
The Fed spoke and they have once again thrown in the kitchen sink. TWIST, QE and EXT (extension) are just some of the reasons for investor optimism. Of course, Bernanke is the master of mis-direction, so there may be more coming out of Europe within a short time that is...
Well, the FED did as they were expected to and markets were not pleased. At first there was a quick pop and then it was down, down…
The issue rests on the fact that they did not come over the top with a real WOW factor. The FED also provided a...
