The Fed Follows Rates
“Davidson†submits: It seems that every day for the past several years some prominent discussion has taken place in the media. “When will the Fed raise rates?†“What will the …
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ECB Prepares For Grexit, Anticipates 95% Loss On Greek Debt
Dear Greek readers: the writing is now on the wall, and it is in very clear 48-point, double bold, and underlined font: when the ECB “leaks” that it is modelling a Grexit, something Draghi lied about …
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Austria To Default On Debt Of 10.2 Billion Euros
The province of Carinthia in Austria with its multibillion-dollar commitments for the former Hypo Alpe Adria, is presenting the classic problem. Does the state honor its guarantees, or does it …
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Strong Dollar, Sluggish Growth Weighs Against Fed Raising Rates
Federal Reserve policymakers are meeting to consider whether to open the door to raising interest rates as early as June. Falling unemployment favors higher rates but inflation remains well below …
Read More Morning Call For March 18, 2015
OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS June E-mini S&Ps (ESM15 -0.44%) this morning are down -0.29% and European stocks are down -0.67% as weakness in energy producers drags the overall market lower after the price of crude …
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How The 1% Controls Our Central Bank “Comrades”
by Shah Gilani, Money Morning Central bankers aren’t stalwart free-market shepherds, though that’s how they cloak themselves. The truth is they’re a lot more than just communist wolves in sheep’s clothing. They’re …
Read More Are Greek Capital Controls Now Inevitable?
While the trading algos are blissfully honing their headline-scanning skills (it should take no longer than a few nanoseconds to find whether “patient” and “international” are in the FOMC statement) …
Read More Buckle Up – Financial Review
Podcast: Play in new window | Play in new window (Duration: 13:16 — 6.1MB) DOW – 128 = 17,849SPX – 6 = 2074 NAS + 7 = 4937 10 YR YLD – .04 = …
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4 REITs Raising Dividends In April
The potential of regular dividend increases is one factor that sets REITs apart from many other higher yield types of investments. With the REIT sector acting pretty ugly over the …
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