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federal reserve: How Do I Get 4.5%? - 01/22/09 04:18 PM
The Treasury Secretary, Hank Paulson and the Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke have decided that in order to get the housing market up and running again, they need to get (force) rates lower. Unfortunately, there's no switch to flip or magic incantation to speak, you have to somehow manipulate the supply and demand of mortgage backed securities. Well leave it to the brilliant minds on Wall Street to figure out how to do this. Watch the video for more...
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federal reserve: FED Rate Cuts: How Low Can They Go? part II - 01/23/08 08:41 AM
After yesterday's emergency .75% rate cut by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), I have received numerous calls and questions as to how low will the FED go and how low will Fixed Rates go? If you read my previous post on the FED Rate Cuts, you know that the two rates don't always move in the same direction, in fact they more often than not, move in opposite directions.
The FED has tried to be as transparent as possible, especially under the leadership of Ben Bernanke. The goal of transparency is to limit "surprises" in what the FED does and says. In … (2 comments)
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federal reserve: FED Rate Cuts: How Low Can They Go? - 01/15/08 01:42 PM
Will Fed Rate Cuts Equal Lower 30 yr. Fixed Rates?
The Federal Reserve will be meeting on Jan. 29th & 30th to discuss the state of our economy. Will they cut rates and if yes by how much? Will the rate cuts lead to decreasing or increasing mortgage rates?
There's a lot of confusion about the Fed Funds Rate (FFR) and the typical 30 yr. fixed rate. Do these rates move in the same direction or are they inversely related?
First, let me provide a simplistic definition. The Fed Funds Rate is the rate the Federal Reserve charges other banks for overnight deposits. It … (2 comments)
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