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- Economic Outlook: Could Things Go Too Well?
- Very few economists or pundits are expecting a sharp, quick recovery for the U.S. economy. But among the handful espousing this viewpoint are some very smart people, including well-known bear James Grant. Whether he's right or not, here?s how to set up your portfolio to capture gains in a bull...
- Articles 2009-10-19
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- Charlotte, N.C., Consumers Prepare for Expected Interest Rate Hike.
- By Tony Mecia, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 6--When the Federal Reserve Board meets later this month, its Open Market Committee is expected to raise the federal funds rate -- the benchmark interest rate on overnight loans between...
- Research articles 2004-06-06
- Wall Street wants Fed to give early interest rate cut
- NEW YORK -- Financial markets to Federal Reserve: Cut rates ... now. With worries about credit taking the Dow Jones industrials down by sometimes hundreds of points a day the past few weeks, investors seem to be trying to force the Fed into giving them the interest...
- Research articles 2007-08-17
- U.S. Savings Rate To Increase, Finally
- Chad Brand submits: In recent years much has been made about how the savings rate in this country was hovering around or even below zero. More and more, Americans have been living beyond their means via credit. With some banks reeling from extending credit to people they should not...
- External links 2008-08-08
- The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C., Chat With column.
- By Karin Rives, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 16--The national and state economies continue to expand, giving the Federal Reserve room for further interest rate increases, said Mike Helmar, who follows North Carolina for Economy.com, a...
- Research articles 2004-11-16
- Is Saving More a Good Thing?
- Americans have cut down dramatically on spending and ratcheted up their savings rates. And while that's good for the economy long term, helping to finance valuable investment, in the short term, it's only making our economic woes worse…A recent store visit underscores just how dramatically spending habits have changed in...
- Articles 2009-03-09
- Charlotte, N.C.-Area Manufacturers Need More Than Interest Rate Drop.
- By Charles Lunan, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 2--Don't count on lower interest rates to revive the manufacturing sector, which is struggling in a sea of overcapacity. Charlotte-area manufacturing executives interviewed Friday said a rate ...
- Research articles 2002-11-02
- Fed Interest Rate Cut Would Hurt Those Who Rely on Savings Investments.
- By Amber Veverka, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Amber Veverka, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Research articles 2003-06-25
- Banks Slower to Implement Latest Federal Reserve Interest Rate Cut.
- By Chris Serres, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Chris Serres, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Research articles 2003-07-01
- Despite Rate Cuts, Rising Mortgage Rates Leave Borrowers Feeling Disheartened.
- By Chris Serres, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 27--In January, Hal Eddins was just one phone call away from locking in an interest rate to refinance his 30-year mortgage. But he changed his mind, and for...
- Research articles 2001-06-27
- Raleigh, N.C., Area Consumers Watch for Possible Interest-Rate Cut.
- The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 6--If the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates today, it will bolster consumer confidence, encourage business spending and avoid a sell-off in stocks. So say economists and investors who...
- Research articles 2002-11-06
- Retirees, other savers likely to cheer increase in interest rate.
- By Rick Rothacker, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 30--As retirees living mostly on Social Security, Roy and Stacie Garrison have trimmed their spending in recent months as low interest rates bit into their savings income. ...
- Research articles 2004-06-30
- The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Heads Up Column.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 28--RATE WATCH: As September draws to a close, perhaps the only thing being watched as closely as The Mark & Sammy Home Run Show is Tuesday's meeting of the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee. The FOMC...
- Research articles 1998-09-27
- What Causes Inflation? Lessons from the 1970s, Vol. 3
- The definition of inflation in your first economics course is simple: "Too much money chasing too few goods." You might restate it as "an increasing amount of money chasing a fixed amount of goods," but the point is that when the quantity of money in an economy is increasing faster...
- Blog posts 2009-05-26
- Investors want Fed to hasten rate cut
- NEW YORK -- Financial markets to Federal Reserve: Cut rates ... now. With worries about credit taking the Dow Jones industrials down by sometimes hundreds of points a day the past few weeks, investors seem to be trying to force the Fed into giving them the interest...
- Research articles 2007-08-17
- Why China is a Dangerous Place for Your Money
- If you have to have a Great Recession, you want to have one like China is having. A laggard on the way into the downturn, the Middle Kingdom has become a leader on the way out. Â Its economy vaulted 7.9% in the second quarter, a turnabout that on Sunday The...
- Blog posts 2009-07-21
- Capitol observer
- THE U.S. ECONOMY IS HEADED FOR A SOFT LANDING, according to economists in government and industry. A growing number of analysts are con vinced that the Federal Reserve has administered the right dosage of interest rate increases to slow economic growth just enough to keep inflation at bay while averting...
- Research articles 2000-09-01
- James Grant's Economic Outlook: Unorthodox, But Is It Correct?
- The Manual of Ideas submits: James Grant, editor of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, argues in a Wall Street Journal editorial that the economic recovery is likely to surprise — on the upside. Grant invokes historical experience in making the point that "the deeper the slump, the zippier the recovery." He...
- External links 2009-09-21
- Capitol observer
- FORECASTS OF INTEREST RATES ARE BEING REVISED UP by economists in government and industry. With the economy continuing to boom after six Federal Reserve increases, economists have increased their estimates on how high rates will have to increase in order to slow the economy to a sustainable rate of growth....
- Research articles 2000-07-01
- Interest-only mortgages get new attention in Charlotte, N.C.
- By Amy Baldwin, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 30--US Airways customer-service agent James Root is planning for a worst-case scenario: the struggling carrier goes under or workers take big pay cuts. So he's lowering his...
- Research articles 2004-08-30
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