The Central Bank Casino…BOJ, Fed, Real Estate And Mortgage Rates!
(Note: This article also appears at econintersect.com) This week both the Bank of Japan and the Federal Reserve will be meeting to chart the future course
April 25, 2016
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Instant Replay! ‘U.S. Business In The Hands Of Federal Reserve Academicians!’
The Federal Reserve, after raising its benchmark fed funds rate .25% in December 2015, yesterday left rates unchanged! The December increase was implemented despite inflation
January 28, 2016
Are U.S. Ports Providing Evidence For Why The Fed May Not Raise Rates?
Is the shipping volume at key U.S. ports telling us anything about the overall strength of the economy? Off 10% in September and October, the traffic at the
November 16, 2015
Are U.S. Ports Providing Evidence For Why The Fed May Not Raise Rates?
Is the shipping volume at key U.S. ports telling us anything about the overall strength of the economy? Off 10% in September and October, the traffic at the
November 16, 2015
The Number .0025 Has Captured The World’s Attention!
Will the Fed or won’t the Fed raise its benchmark rate 1/4 of 1% sometime this year or next? That singular question has transfixed and
November 5, 2015
The Fed And The Phillips Curve
How will the Fed’s dual mandate of stable prices and maximum employment affect the future direction of interest rates! If and when an important macroeconomic
October 25, 2015
Bond Yields, The Economy And Real Estate: Are They Sustainable At Their Current Levels?
Last week Fed Chair Janet Yellen decided, in the face of non-crisis level U.S. economic statistics, to leave interest rates unchanged at the economic crisis
September 22, 2015
Bond Yields, The Economy And Real Estate: Are They Sustainable At Their Current Levels?
Last week Fed Chair Janet Yellen decided, in the face of non-crisis level U.S. economic statistics, to leave interest rates unchanged at the economic crisis
September 22, 2015
Bond Yields, The Economy And Real Estate: Are They Sustainable At Their Current Levels?
Last week Fed Chair Janet Yellen decided, in the face of non-crisis level U.S. economic statistics, to leave interest rates unchanged at the economic crisis
September 22, 2015
Will The Fed Normalize Rates? Three Reasons Why It Won’t (Can’t)!
Will the Fed announce that it is raising rates a quarter point at the FOMC meeting that ends on September 17th, or will it stand
September 10, 2015