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The Federal Reserve released its Beige Book for October, and 24/7 Wall St. broke down the general economic views of business leaders in just 14 simple points. What stands out is that the terms...
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The Federal Reserve has released its Beige Book for October. Most investors and economists consider this a government report, but the reality is that this is a business survey conducted by Federal...
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Is inflation coming or is it a hoax? The U.S. Department of Labor announced on Tuesday that inflation has finally arrived, if you know where to look for it.
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Monday's economic reports included a weak reading on manufacturing in October from the New York Federal Reserve.
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With it being an election year, it is not unusual to hear the politicians talk up the need for U.S. companies to build the factories of the future. There is just one major problem getting in the way.
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The week of October 14 was a busy one for economic reports. It was also a busy week for the talking heads inside the Federal Reserve.
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The Federal Reserve has released the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee from September. It was already known that three votes had been cast to raise interest rates. Those are the hawks....
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The inverse relationship between prices and yields translates to one serious issue for bond holders: the value of those bonds they bought before recent days is dropping as yields rise.
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Bill Gross is often called the Bond King. Despite a high-profile departure from PIMCO and move over to Janus, Mr. Gross is still widely followed for his monthly investment outlook reports. These are...
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The IMF sees subdued global growth persisting, and it also is warning that economic stagnation could fuel protectionist calls.
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It is well known that Richmond Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Lacker has been more of a hawk on interest rates than many of his Fed counterparts. Now he is back with fresh calls (or warnings) of...
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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen gave testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning.
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Outside of Chair Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve's Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer is one of the most closely followed people in the financial markets.
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If you are a market-watcher or an industry insider in the financial markets, you might think that the banks are regulated more than enough and forced to hold more than enough capital in reserves. If...
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According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, factory activity in Texas increased markedly in September. Still, demand indicators have dipped back into negative territory.
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