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We Have A Date Tomorrow With Uncle Ben!!!
Reading Time: 2 minutes[The Fed] “might reference recent market movements by talking about the ongoing repricing of risk….” – Drew Matus (subscription required), Senior Economist, Lehman Brothers Well aren’t we just so excited about seeing Uncle Ben tomorrow!!! I mean would you look at that:…
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Reading Time: 7 minutesThe Fed decided today to leave the federal funds rate at 5.25%. The interesting thing is that the bond market is pricing in rate cuts in the next year or so. Justin Lahart, author of the Wall Street Journal’s daily…
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Reading Time: 1 minuteMarkets were down big yesterday on news that HSBC was taking $45 billion worth of mortgage backed securities from some of its SIVs onto its balance sheet and speculation that other banks, like Citigroup, might have to do the same….
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Buy! Buy! Buy!
Reading Time: 2 minutesJuly’s Employment report is the gift that keeps on giving. Nearly every element of it is positive. – Paul Ashworth, Capital Economics More importantly, with the fall off in the pace of job losses appearing to be gaining some traction…