Liquidity Programs and Opportunity Costs: U.S. Loss and China’s Gain

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Yesterday, the Fed scaled back two of its liquidity-providing programs and announced it would let a third one expire on July 1, 2009.
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Fed Holds Rates, Defers on Inflation Question

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The Fed has spoken. Interest rates are not going higher anytime soon. And the Fed announced no change to its $1.75 bond purchase program. Bonds sold off, suggesting that… Read more

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The Fed, the Dollar, and Commodities Profits

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The FOMC is expected to announce no change to the overnight lending rate later today. Economists also expect the Fed to say that it will continue to purchase Treasury… Read more

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Stocks don’t like Mondays

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Stocks don’t like Mondays. This is the third Monday in a row that’s started with a gap down open. And volume has been on the light side each of… Read more

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China and India the Bright Spots in Global Economy

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Oil is down again this morning. The World Bank has lowered its growth projections for the global economy. In March, the World Bank was calling for a 1.7% contraction… Read more

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Investing for Inflation?

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So now the government is actually going to subsidize car sales with up to $4,500 in incentives for car buyers who get rid of cars that get 18 mpg… Read more

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50 and 200 Day Moving Averages Look to Converge

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10 banks have paid back $68 billion in TARP loans. Including some smaller banks that have already repaid loans, the total is now over $70 billion. Even though the… Read more

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Analyst Raises BAC Price Target, Time to Buy?

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On Monday, an influential bank analyst raised his price target for Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) to $19. That implies a 40% jump for BAC. Curiously, this particular analyst didn’t… Read more

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Russia, China, India, Brazil Seek to Dump Dollar

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Jason Cimpl, technical analyst at TradeMaster Daily Stock Alerts, called yesterday’s 2.5% drop on the S&P 500 to a tee. If you watched the video chart analysis from Jason… Read more

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