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- Pimco betting Bernanke's off on economy; Slowdown may force Fed to lower interest rates, bond king says.(News)
- Byline: Brooke Southall SAN FRANCISCO - The nation's biggest and most influential bond manager is betting against new Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke's generally bullish assessment of economic growth for 2006. Pacific Investment Man Byline: Brooke Southall ...
- Research articles 2006-02-27
- Bernanke will continue rate increases, panel agrees.(Conference Calls)
- Byline: Sara Hansard WASHINGTON - Bets that the Federal Reserve Board under incoming Chairman Ben Bernanke will slow down interest rate increases will lose. That was the consensus of three experts on Fed policy who spoke ...
- Research articles 2006-01-30
- Higher Mortgage Rates Could Snuff a Nascent Housing Recovery
- Housing finally had some good news this week. According to the National Association of Realtors, pending home sales rose 6.7 percent compared to March, the third consecutive increase and the largest jump since October 2001. The indicator was also 3.2 percent higher than in April 2008. Pending...
- Blog posts 2009-06-04
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- Dollar mixed as markets await interest rate news
- LONDON AFP — The dollar rose against the yen but weakened versus the euro and sterling on the eve of a speech by US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and interest rate decisions in Europe. In late morning European trading on Wednesday, the euro climbed to 1.4713 dollars from...
- Research articles 2008-01-09
- Fed slashes funds rate once again Stocks plunge as key interest rate
- WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve dropped its most important interest rate to a nearly two-year low on Tuesday and left the door open to additional cuts to prevent a housing and credit meltdown from pushing the economy into a recession. A disappointed Wall Street took a nosedive. ...
- Research articles 2007-12-12
- Interest Rate Hikes Nearing an End.
- Byline: Jerome Idaszak The Federal Reserve is very close to ending its string of interest rate increases. Even if the next round or two of inflation and economic indicators aren't as low as the central bank wants them to be, we expect the Fed...
- Research articles 2006-04-27
- Ben Bernanke must take on interest rate policy at full stride.(INTEREST RATES)
- Ben Bernanke will have to be running at full stride on Jan. 31, when current Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan steps down and hands off the baton. Greenspan has had the job for 181/2 years. Interest rate policy is approaching a crucial turning point after...
- Research articles 2006-01-20
- Ben Bernanke's Outlook for the Economy
- A few quick reactions to Ben Bernanke's speech today where he talks about something of concern recently--namely, how the Fed will view changes in the value of the dollar. If the dollar begins to fall, that will increase the price of imported goods and materials used in...
- Blog posts 2009-11-16
- Bernanke faces conundrum as Fed ponders an interest-rate cut
- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke is grappling with what predecessor Alan Greenspan might call a conundrum. At issue is whether today's U.S. economy most resembles 1998, when Greenspan may have been too eager to cut interest rates, or 2000-01, when he may have been too slow. The...
- Research articles 2007-09-18
- Wall Street holds gains as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks
- NEW YORK -- Wall Street held on to sharp gains Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave no clues about the central bank's intentions when it meets to discuss interest rates next week. Traders had been hoping Bernanke would give some indication during a speech to Germany's...
- Research articles 2007-09-11
- Bernanke doesn't expect interest rate change soon
- WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve is unlikely to change interest rates anytime soon, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested Wednesday, striking an upbeat tone about the economy, but he voiced continued concern about inflation. Bernanke said the economy is likely to grow at a "moderate pace" in...
- Research articles 2007-02-15
- Bernanke and Obama Start to Relax, so It’s Time to Get Nervous
- One of the best contrarian plays is to buy stocks when the economy is recognized by the Establishment to be in a recession. By the time that the government and media acknowledge the dire truth, investors are well aware of it and have gotten their selling out of the way....
- Blog posts 2009-08-27
- Interest rate will drop to zero if necessary, Fed says
- WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve is willing to push a key interest rate to zero if necessary and leave rates low for a considerable period of time to ensure the economy escapes the grips of a destabilizing period of falling prices, Federal Reserve Governor Ben S. Bernanke said Wednesday. ...
- Research articles 2003-07-24
- Bernanke mum on interest rate gaffe
- WASHINGTON AFP — Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke stayed mum on the economy at his first public appearance since a flap over what he really thinks about the direction of US interest rates. Speaking in Anacostia, Washington's most deprived area, Bernanke called for better cooperation among companies, authorities and...
- Research articles 2006-05-03
- Fed's interest-rate pause can help investors
- What Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke doesn't do can help you. His decision to at last lay off those interest rate hikes that characterized his early tenure opens the door to a new world of possibilities. Experts who hope Bernanke will be content to simply sit...
- Research articles 2006-08-27
- Fed likely to boost interest rate today
- WASHINGTON -- As Ben Bernanke takes the chairman's seat, Federal Reserve watchers wonder how many more interest rate increases are in store. Bernanke and his Fed colleagues are expected to boost America's borrowing costs yet again at the end of their two-day meeting today. And analysts will be...
- Research articles 2006-03-28
- The Fed raises key interest rate again
- WASHINGTON -- Ben Bernanke, sticking with the Federal Reserve's playbook in his first meeting as chairman, boosted bor- rowing costs to a five-year high and hinted that an additional interest rate increase could be in store. Wrapping up a two-day meeting Tuesday, Bernanke and his Fed col- leagues...
- Research articles 2006-03-29
- Fed hints at interest-rate cut
- WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday hinted that another interest rate cut may be needed to bolster the economy. The worsening credit crunch, a deepening housing slump and rising energy prices probably will create some "headwinds for the consumer in the months ahead," he said. ...
- Research articles 2007-11-30
- A Rollback of Credit Card Rate Hikes?
- Okay, so everyone, including moi, kvetched about the fact that the CARD Act of 2009 wouldn't go into effect until February 22, 2010. Some folks thought this all was just so much whining and posturing by consumer advocates who want everything to go their way. But it...
- Blog posts 2009-07-19
- Fed not raising interest rates
- WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, extending a nearly yearlong period of stability that has positives for savers and borrowers. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his central bank colleagues on Wednesday left an important interest rate unchanged at 5.25 percent, where it has stood...
- Research articles 2007-05-10
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