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Is The Economy About To Break Out?

September 15, 2014

Is The Economy About To Break Out? A transcript of the September 11, 2014 conference call. Audio Link of Conference Call Handout (also shown below) [hana-flv-player video=”https://www.biancoresearch.com/bianco/SubscriberArea/091114.flv” width=”600″ height=”495″ description=”” player=”3″ autoload=”false” autoplay=”false” loop=”false” autorewind=”true” splashimage=”https://www.biancoresearch.com/bianco/wp-content/themes/twentyten/images/splash.jpg” /] <Click above to view webcast> [pageview class=”PDFViewer” url=”https://www.biancoresearch.com/bianco/wp-content/plugins/PDFViewer/plugin.php?id=215″] Audio [audio:https://www.biancoresearch.com/bianco/SubscriberArea/091114.mp3|titles=Conference Call ]

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The Fed’s New Bubble Popping Committee

September 15, 2014

Bloomberg.com – Fed’s Fischer Leads Committee Watching for Asset-Price Bubbles The Federal Reserve has created a committee led by Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer to monitor financial stability, reinforcing its efforts to avoid the emergence of asset-price bubbles. Joining Fischer on the Committee on Financial Stability are Governors Daniel Tarullo and Lael Brainard, according to the… Continue reading The Fed’s New Bubble Popping Committee

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Timing The First Rate Hike

September 15, 2014

The Wall Street Journal – Jon Hilsenrath: Fed Sizes Up Alternate Rate-Hike Paths While investors wager on when the Federal Reserve will start raising short-term interest rates, a more complicated debate is taking place inside the central bank about the path of future rate increases. At issue: Should the Fed start raising rates early and… Continue reading Timing The First Rate Hike

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Previewing The FOMC Meeting

September 15, 2014

Bloomberg.com – Mohamed El-Erian: Will the Fed Avoid a “Language Tantrum?” Tomorrow was supposed to be the kickoff of a straightforward, two-day policy meeting for the “steady as she goes” Federal Reserve. Instead, recent data releases have turned the gathering into a cliffhanger for markets and a challenge for a central bank that has struggled… Continue reading Previewing The FOMC Meeting

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Jumbo vs. Conforming Loans

September 15, 2014

<Click on chart for larger image> The Wall Street Journal – The New Rules of Borrowing for Homes, Autos and College Forget what you knew about getting a loan. The credit game is changing. Rates on many consumer loans have come down this year as more lenders compete to win over borrowers. What’s more, some… Continue reading Jumbo vs. Conforming Loans

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World Central Banks Follow Fed & EBC’s Lead

September 15, 2014

The Wall Street Journal – As Fed, ECB Act, Other Central Banks Drift With the European Central Bank dramatically easing its monetary policy while markets await signals from the Federal Reserve for an eventual rate increase, the rest of the world’s central banks are all but paralyzed. After six years of unprecedented monetary accommodation from… Continue reading World Central Banks Follow Fed & EBC’s Lead

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Bulls vs. Bears

September 15, 2014

<Click on chart for larger image> MoneyBeat (WSJ Blog) – Dwindling Bear Cave Prompts Worries Stock-market bears have fled the scene, a development that isn’t sitting well with some investors. Three of the most skeptical stock strategists on Wall Street recently ditched their pessimistic forecasts, and one investor survey shows bearish sentiment is on track… Continue reading Bulls vs. Bears

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U.S. Refineries Benefit From WTI/Brent Crude Oil Spread

September 15, 2014

<Click on chart for larger image> MoneyBeat (WSJ Blog) – Refiners Still Enjoying the ‘Crack Spread,’ Even as Gas Prices Fall Prices at the pump have fallen sharply this summer, but refineries are still churning out records amounts of gasoline. The reason: Refinery margins, or the profits they can make from processing oil into fuel,… Continue reading U.S. Refineries Benefit From WTI/Brent Crude Oil Spread

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Is This The Most Influential Financial TV Show?

September 15, 2014

TV By The Numbers – FOX News Channel’s ‘Cashin’ In’ is #1 in Adults 25-54 in all of Saturday Daytime Cable News FOX News Channel’s Cashin’ In hosted by Eric Bolling delivered 277,000 viewers among adults 25-54, beating all other daytime programs on CNN and MSNBC. With over 1 million in total viewers (1,128,000 in… Continue reading Is This The Most Influential Financial TV Show?

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A Hidden Bear Market?

September 15, 2014

Bloomberg.com – Record S&P 500 Masks 47% of Nasdaq Mired in Bear Market Beneath the U.S. stock market’s record-setting gains, trouble is stirring. About 47 percent of stocks in the Nasdaq Composite (CCMP) Index are down at least 20 percent from their peak in the last 12 months while more than 40 percent have fallen… Continue reading A Hidden Bear Market?

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Chinese Economy Continues To Slow

September 15, 2014

<Click on chart for larger image> Reuters – China August factory growth slows to near six-year low, calls grow for more stimulus China’s factory output grew at the weakest pace in nearly six years in August while growth in other key sectors also cooled, raising fears the world’s second-largest economy may be at risk of… Continue reading Chinese Economy Continues To Slow

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Cartoons

September 15, 2014