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economic: Bernanke's Commentary - - Today is just like 1975 - 06/04/08 09:30 PM

Bernanke spoke......his BOTTOM LINE: In a speech focusing on two key areas -- energy and productivity -he contrasts today with 1975, the year he graduated from Harvard. For the most part, with appropriate caveats, his view on today looks more constructive. News wire headlines focusing on the fact that inflation is … (0 comments)

economic: New Government Action to Rescue the Housing Market Just Happened - 05/09/08 02:42 PM

Fannie Mae Changes Policy and Pricing on "Conforming" Jumbos
Fannie Mae announced a series of new initiatives called "Keys to Recovery" in its first quarter 08 report. This effort is geared toward basically providing liquidity, stability, and affordability to the housing and mortgage markets for the long term, keeping struggling borrowers … (2 comments)

economic: Fed Makes it's move.... - 01/31/08 08:47 PM

Well....as expected the fed made it's move today. It met today at 2:15 eastern time and announced that the Fed was cutting the fed rate. Analysts have been split as to how much of a fed cut it would do. Many thought the the cut was to be 50 bps or … (0 comments)

economic: Today's Markets...ahead of the Fed Meeting - 01/30/08 09:25 AM

Yields rose again on Tuesday with most spots on the Treasury curve rising 8-9bp in calm, orderly trading as the market awaited today's FOMC meeting. December durable goods came in much stronger than expected, rising 5.2%. The S&P/Case-Shiller US Composite Home Price Index, which measures housing prices in twenty MSA's, declined … (2 comments)

economic: What's the deal on this economic stimulus??? Good, bad or indifferent... - 01/29/08 08:46 PM

One of my great friends, Ken Webster, or Sir Kenneth to the common man, called me today to B.S. and talk about life, love (married people having babies), and our economic stimulus. After sharing with me a brief overview, I told Ken that I'd love to hear his rant and rave. … (3 comments)

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