August 17, 2012 | Daily JAM, Morning Briefing, Short Term |
European stocks have hit a 13-month high today. The U.S. Standard & Poor’s 500 is points away from its 2012 high. Increasing this rally seems fueled by little more than hopes of central bank action in September.
August 13, 2012 | Daily JAM, Short Term |
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July 29, 2012 | Daily JAM, Morning Briefing |
No secret what the big events that investors will hang on this week: The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee meets on Wednesday, August 1, and the European Central Bank meets on Thursday, August 2. But how will financial markets react to central banks’ moves?
July 27, 2012 | Daily JAM, Morning Briefing, Short Term |
This morning the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that U.S.GDP grew at an annual rate of 1.5% in the second quarter of 2012. That’s down from a 2.0% growth rate in the first quarter of the year. And from 4.1% growth in the fourth quarter of 2011. But—drum roll, please—the 1.5% growth rate was better than the 1.2% expected by economists
July 17, 2012 | Daily JAM, Morning Briefing |
Is the Fed just waiting for the European Central Bank to cut interest rates again on August 2 before announcing another round of quantitative easing?
July 11, 2012 | Uncategorized |
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June 20, 2012 | Daily JAM, Morning Briefing |
Today the Fed announced it will extend Operation Twist—its program of selling short-term Treasuries and replacing them with longer-term Treasuries in its portfolio–through the end of 2012 to the tune of $267 billion. The existing Operation Twist expires this month.
June 4, 2012 | Uncategorized |
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November 7, 2011 | Daily JAM, Mid Term |
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August 20, 2011 | Morning Briefing |
Traders looking for at least a bounce after renewed selling are starting to talk about August 26. That’s the date of for this year’s meeting of the world’s central bankers hosted by the Federal Reserve
August 18, 2011 | Daily JAM, Morning Briefing |
Comments by two regional Fed presidents arguing that the Fed needs to tighten money supply rather than take measures to prevent a slump from turning into a double dip have roiled markets.
August 10, 2011 | Daily JAM, Morning Briefing |
So far this morning Asian stock markets are up on the Federal Reserve’s promise to keep benchmark interest rates near 0% through at least mid-2013.