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TARP Interest Rate About To Rise For Banks Who Have Not Yet Repaid

February 5, 2014

The Wall Street Journal – Small Banks Face TARP Hit Small banks across the U.S. are facing a crunchtime decision over federal aid received during the financial crisis: repay the funds soon or face a steeper interest-rate bill. While most banks that accepted government funds paid them back long ago, some 80 lenders still owe… Continue reading TARP Interest Rate About To Rise For Banks Who Have Not Yet Repaid

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February 5, 2014

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Will The Fed Taper The Taper?

February 4, 2014

Comment Steve Liesman is a good reporter in that he describes the Federal Reserve’s thinking as he understands it without injecting his own personal beliefs. Steve, like the WSJ’s John Hilsenrath, constantly talks to Federal Reserve officials. Unlike Hilsenrath, he is not viewed as the unofficial spokesman for the Fed. Nevertheless, he can be a… Continue reading Will The Fed Taper The Taper?

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Is ISM Still A Good Measure Of The Economy? – Updated

February 4, 2014

Bloomberg.com – U.S. ISM Factory Index Declines More Than Forecast Factories expanded in January at the weakest pace in eight months as colder-than-usual winter weather slowed demand and production, bringing a halt to recent momentum in U.S. manufacturing. The Institute for Supply Management’s factory index decreased to 51.3, lower than the most pessimistic forecast in… Continue reading Is ISM Still A Good Measure Of The Economy? – Updated

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Plunging Markets

February 4, 2014

<Click on chart for larger image> The Wall Street Journal – The 2014 Selloff Investors worry that growth in Japan and the U.S. may slow. Stocks had a fabulous year in 2013, with the S&P 500 returning about 30% if you include dividends, so the 5% selloff in January seemed like regular profit-taking. The mood… Continue reading Plunging Markets

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Bernanke’s Next Stop

February 4, 2014

Brookings – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to Join Economic Studies at Brookings The Brookings Institution today announced that former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will join the Economic Studies program as a Distinguished Fellow in Residence, effective February 3, 2014. Bernanke, who served two terms as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal… Continue reading Bernanke’s Next Stop

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Is The Euro A Safe Haven Again?

February 4, 2014

The Wall Street Journal – Euro May Be Resurfacing as a Safe Haven Currency Is Bucking Old Trend of Wilting Amid Headwinds Over the past few years, the euro has been a barometer of risk: When the markets got cloudy, it fell. But in recent weeks, that relationship has changed, leading some analysts to wonder… Continue reading Is The Euro A Safe Haven Again?

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Emerging Markets

February 4, 2014

The Telegraph (UK) – Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Emerging markets risk repeating eurozone blunder of synchronised tightening Where have seen this screenplay before? A string of countries tighten policy at the same time – some drastically – in order to prevent capital flight and show investors how tough they can be. Turkey, South Africa, and India all… Continue reading Emerging Markets

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Too Little Inflation

February 4, 2014

The Wall Street Journal – Firms Pinched by Pressure to Hold Down Their Prices Intense Competition, Cost-Conscious Consumers Keep a Lid on Revenue Growth American companies are struggling with falling prices for a number of their key products amid intense competition and pressure from cost-conscious customers. Executives from companies as varied as General Electric Co.,… Continue reading Too Little Inflation

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The PhD Standard At The Fed

February 4, 2014

Harvard Business Review – Justin Fox: How Economics PhDs Took Over the Federal Reserve That Fed staff is loaded with economics PhDs. In fact, the Federal Reserve System is almost certainly the nation’s largest employer of PhD economists, with more than 200 at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington and what is likely a similar… Continue reading The PhD Standard At The Fed

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February 4, 2014

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The Fed Begins The Process Of Telling Us To Ignore The Unemployment Rate

February 3, 2014

The Wall Street Journal – Jon Hilsenrath and Victoria McGrane: Rate Decision to Drive Yellen’s Early Agenda Among Ms. Yellen’s most critical decisions is when to start lifting interest rates. If she and her colleagues wait too long, they could fuel high inflation or financial bubbles; if they move too soon, they could damp a… Continue reading The Fed Begins The Process Of Telling Us To Ignore The Unemployment Rate

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