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BusinessWeek February 18, 2010 Rich Miller |
Interest Rate Tightening: It's All in the Timing Details are emerging on how the Fed will tighten credit. But Congress really wants to know whether it will happen before the fall elections.  |
InternetNews March 28, 2007 Paul Shread |
Bernanke Blasts Bulls Stocks fell Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke made it clear that inflation remains a big concern for the Fed... Accenture gained on strong results... VocalTec fell on its outlook... etc.  |
The Motley Fool April 27, 2011 Housel & Moscovitz |
Live Blog: Bernanke's First Press Conference The Fed speaks.  |
The Motley Fool March 15, 2007 Seth Jayson |
Quick Take: The Bizarro Market If and when the Fed tightens rates to try and rein in the current whack-a-mole inflation, it won't make stocks any more attractive.  |
BusinessWeek February 26, 2007 James C. Cooper |
The Gray Area In The Fed's Blue-Sky Forecast Further rate increases may be needed to tame a spirited economy.  |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2006 |
Mortgage-Rate Mojo Ever wonder what causes mortgage rates to rise and fall? Well, know that they fluctuate along with other interest rates.  |
The Motley Fool June 5, 2008 Tom Hutchinson |
Bernanke Changes Strategy The Fed chief has taken the fight to inflation.  |
The Motley Fool April 21, 2009 Mike Pienciak |
Can Bernanke Sterilize Toxic Banks? Bernanke is gearing up for a ground war against the money supply, and with Congress' approval, he'll have a new kind of ammo that just might work.  |
InternetNews March 27, 2006 Paul Shread |
Techs Edge Higher Ahead of Fed Tech stocks edged higher Monday ahead of the first Federal Reserve meeting under new chairman Ben Bernanke... Blue chips spent the day under water... Foundry Networks gained on an upgrade... etc.  |
The Motley Fool April 12, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Stop Listening to the Fed Trying to understand the Federal Reserve will just get you confused. If you have a solid long-term investment plan, you shouldn't use news about the Fed to guide your trading decisions. If the noise will distract you, it's best just to tune it out.  |
InternetNews June 15, 2006 Paul Shread |
Stocks Soar on Fedspeak Stocks soared Thursday on soothing comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke... Inter-Tel gained 8% on a buyout offer... Nvidia jumped on an upgrade... etc.  |
The Motley Fool July 23, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer |
Should Ben Bernanke Get Another Term? He became chairman of the Federal Reserve right as we hurtled into financial meltdown. Does Bernanke deserve to keep the job?  |
BusinessWeek July 30, 2009 Michael Mandel |
Behind Bernanke's Charm Offensive The Fed's New Worry: Popularity. For a central bank dependent on Congress for bailout funds, approval ratings matter. And they're not good  |
BusinessWeek April 3, 2006 Catherine Yang |
Inflation: What You Foresee Is What You Get Expectations of future price hikes may play a big role in how much and how fast the Fed raises rates.  |
BusinessWeek July 30, 2007 James C. Cooper |
Behind Bernanke's Picture Perfect Forecast The Fed still frets that inflation won't behave as policymakers expect.  |
InternetNews June 5, 2006 Paul Shread |
Stocks Battered Again Stocks plunged Monday as rising oil prices and interest rates raised fears of 1970s-style stagflation... The major indexes ended the day lower... Level 3 lost on an acquisition... etc.  |
The Motley Fool October 9, 2008 Chuck Saletta |
How the Federal Reserve Lost Its War Every battle is won or lost before it is fought.  |
BusinessWeek August 20, 2007 Peter Coy |
The Bernanke Agenda The Fed chairman feels the pain of subprime borrowers and the Street, but he's got his priorities.  |
BusinessWeek November 25, 2009 James C. Cooper |
Business Outlook: The Danger in Tying the Fed's Hands Near term, inflation is under wraps. Down the road, however, the Fed's credibility as an inflation fighter could suffer if Congress exerts control over monetary policy - and that spells trouble.  |
The Motley Fool December 16, 2008 Morgan Housel |
Bernanke's Out of Bullets Ben Bernanke has spent the past year and a half firing as many bullets as possible to prop up the economy. After lowering the target on the Fed funds rate to a range of zero to 0.25%, he's finally out of ammunition.  |
The Motley Fool November 22, 2010 Sean Williams |
Quantitative Easing: Knowing When to Say When Ben Bernanke's QE2 has all the makings of a long-term disaster.  |
BusinessWeek November 24, 2003 Rich Miller |
Why Greenspan Will Just Let It Ride Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan will wait till there's less economic slack to raise interest rates.  |
The Motley Fool August 30, 2007 Seth Jayson |
The Bad Good News The Federal Reserve Bank is standing firm on its decision to not drop interest rates at this time, indicating its belief that overall, the economy is not doing that badly. Investors, watch for opportunities if the markets do take a downturn in their move back towards equilibrium.  |
BusinessWeek September 3, 2007 James Mehring |
Inflation Takes A Backseat--For Now The Federal Reserve has put its inflation concerns on the back burner as it focuses on the financial markets and the potential risks they pose to economic growth.  |
The Motley Fool June 5, 2007 Seth Jayson |
Bernanke Said What? If inflation continues to take a bite out of consumer spending, it might not be enough to dump the economy. But it could be more than enough to put an end to the peak earnings we're seeing these days.  |
The Motley Fool September 18, 2007 Seth Jayson |
Quick Take: Bad Day for E*Trade The online broker's Web site stopped working shortly after the Fed cut interest rates, due to high-volume.  |
The Motley Fool March 20, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Bear Bails Out Bernanke The Fed Chairman can't win. If he slashes rates, Bernanke is a bum. If he bails out an iconic investment banker, he's destroying our financial system.  |
BusinessWeek February 27, 2006 James C. Cooper |
What's Complicating Bernanke's Balancing Act Finding the right level for interest rates is trickier in a more global economy.  |
The Motley Fool August 9, 2006 Mike Norman |
Deja Vu for Fed? Despite yesterday's announcement by the Fed, history says economy may wobble for a while.  |
Investment Advisor July 2008 |
Stop Relying on the Fed It seems odd that the Fed would be willing to write flood insurance to Wall Street and that Wall Street was, and continues to be, more than happy to accept such a generous gift from the Fed.  |
The Motley Fool November 21, 2007 Seth Jayson |
Back-Rub Ben and the Feel-Good Fed The latest Federal Reserve minutes imply the motivation for the interest rate cut was to soothe jittery markets.  |
The Motley Fool January 22, 2008 Rich Duprey |
Is the Fed or Market More Panicked? An emergency interest rate cut ahead of the regular meeting shows just how jittery economic planners are.  |
The Motley Fool December 18, 2007 Tom Hutchinson |
Is Stagflation Making a Comeback? Stagflation, left for dead in the '70s, could be upon us once again.  |
The Motley Fool June 11, 2008 Kristin Graham |
Can Bernanke Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk? Ben Bernanke is getting down to business to combat inflation.  |
BusinessWeek May 21, 2009 James Cooper |
Business Outlook: The Fed Should Be in No Rush to Raise Rates Trading in the futures market already shows investors are betting the Fed will begin to lift its target interest rate within the coming year. But time is on Bernanke's side, and he won't want to jump the gun.  |
The Motley Fool August 27, 2010 Jared Cummans |
Friday's ETF to Watch: Inflation Protected Bond (TIP) The iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund offers exposure to inflation protected Treasuries, one of the most popular options for protecting against inflation.  |
The Motley Fool June 26, 2007 Seth Jayson |
No Ambiguity in New Housing Numbers An explanation of the latest housing numbers.  |
The Motley Fool April 16, 2008 Kristin Graham |
Look What You Did, Bernanke The Fed's mistake of rapidly lowering rates to bail everyone out is finally shining through.  |
The Motley Fool June 9, 2006 |
Explaining Stock Market Gyrations Learn how the folks at the Fed influence the stock market.  |
BusinessWeek February 6, 2006 James C. Cooper |
U.S.: Bernanke May Have His Work Cut Out For Him If the economy doesn't cool down, interest rates could go higher than investors expect.  |
The Motley Fool September 16, 2008 Morgan Housel |
Bernanke Doesn't Budge Bernanke holds rates steady. Here's why that was a good idea.  |
BusinessWeek July 2, 2007 James C. Cooper |
Inflation Looks Tamer, But For How Long? Resilient demand and stronger growth will stoke new price pressures.  |
BusinessWeek June 23, 2011 Rich Miller |
What Now, Chairman Bernanke? Some economists and former Fed officials think Bernanke should rethink the central bank's wait-and-see policy as growth slows.  |
BusinessWeek May 13, 2010 Joshua Zumbrun |
The Jobless: Why There's No Inflation As long as unemployment stays above 9 percent, retailers' pricing power is nil. It's a situation that could last for years.  |
The Motley Fool January 4, 2007 Chuck Saletta |
Dueling Fools: 2007 Bear A weaker dollar and the resulting inflationary pressures are going to make 2007 a difficult year for American consumers. Yet thanks to an emerging global middle class, the rest of the world may very well fare better.  |
BusinessWeek June 19, 2006 Catherine Yang |
The Fed: No More Hints Or Whispers Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke's straight style forces Wall Street to think for itself.  |
The Motley Fool August 25, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
Bernanke Is Sentenced to 4 More Years President Obama announced his nomination of "Helicopter" Ben Bernanke to a second term as chairman of the Fed. Bernanke is game -- but is he the right choice?  |
BusinessWeek July 29, 2010 Tom Keene |
Tom Keene's Econo Chat A conversation with Jim Grant, editor of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, on the slow economic recovery.  |
BusinessWeek December 3, 2009 Peter Coy |
An Embattled Fed Fights Back Bernanke is unapologetic and warns that moves to weaken the central bank would jeopardize economic stability  |
The Motley Fool March 30, 2007 Seth Jayson |
Quick Take: Wall Street's Party Continues Bad news? Wall Street is ready to party. Investors need to make sure their portfolios won't be one of those that will need to be scraped off the bathroom tile.  |