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Barrons picks up "So much for 'One and Done' ”
at 2006-04-04 01:44:49
I hadn't noticed (until an emailer pointed it out) that Barron's picked up So much for One and DoneFed Head Fake: One and Done? March 28: So much for One and Done. In raising rates the expected quarter- point, the Federal Open Market Committee announced that they are likely...
Linkfest!
at 2006-04-04 01:44:49
Now that was a crazy week -- up down sideways -- at least the weather was nice. I am of the belief that the market does have a memory from day to day (trend, persistency, etc.), though the past 5 days certainly can make one wonder. No matter: Spring has...
Fed Gets New Excuse to Keep Tightening Rates
at 2006-04-04 01:44:49
Short version: A group of Fed researchers presented a paper that rebuts the slack in the labor market argument. The Fed, therefore, is likely to continue its rate hikes beyond the expected 5% funds rate. Long version: Keep reading . . . In 2004 Katharine Bradbury, a Senior Economist at...
The Big Picture in Business Week's Blogspotting
at 2006-04-04 01:44:49
BusinessWeek's Blogspotting, which focuses on a different blog each edition, highlights The Big Picture this week. BLOGSPOTTINGNAME THAT TUNEbigpicture.typepad.comWHY READ IT: For an overview of macroeconomic trends, leavened by the pop-culture musings of market strategist Barry Ritholtz.NOTABLE POST: Lately, I have been noticing that many economists, analysts, and strategists have...
Market Performance: US vs World
at 2006-04-04 01:44:49
Floyd Norris asks how well the US Market has done relative to other global markets. The answer? On a comparitive basis, not great. Better than China, but not as good as 22 other national markets. Its not just the emerging markets, either: Austria, Norway, Finland, Greece, Spain, Canada, Germany, Ireland,...
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