You have to wonder who is willing to loan money to the United States government – given the state of its fiscal and monetary policies – for thirty years at below 5%.
November 9th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "financial market"
Financial Markets Have Clearly Rallied
If it’s true that markets lead economies, markets are telling us that things are going to get much better. The FTSE index of emerging markets is up 99% from its March lows. The S&P 500 is up nearly 60%. And gold itself is up 25%, with much of that move coming in the last few weeks.
September 21st, 2009 | Dan Denning | 10 comments | Continued
Financial World Has Every Reason to Encourage Government Stimulus
Besides, the limits on executive compensation are window-dressing for public (voter) consumption. With bonuses limited by statute, we reckon more compensation for the financial industry will move back to stock option grants. That means for the financial industry to preserve its privileged status, stock prices have to move higher.
September 8th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 6 comments | Continued
Fed Willing to Print Money to Buy More Bonds to Keep U.S. Interest Low
Meanwhile all sorts of mischief is afoot in financial markets and the Australian energy market. U.S. stocks fell over 1.5% in Thursday trading. The minutes of the Federal Reserve’s April meeting were published. The notes said there were “significant downside risks” to the U.S. economy and that the global financial system remains “vulnerable to further shocks.”
May 22nd, 2009 | Dan Denning | 0 comments | Continued
Why it’s Better to Cut Yourself Off From the Financial Media (Except for us, of Course)…
The planet’s financial press is beginning to see things our way. “In the first place, the U.S. federal reserve applied a very expansive monetary policy.”
October 28th, 2008 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | Continued
