Some people like watching birds. Others auto racing. When we were young, watching submarine races was pretty popular. Today, we’re die-hard Fed watchers. The Fed is THE giant elephant in the economy we’re all trapped in … and whether the Fed likes us, hates us, or doesn’t know we exist … … if the elephant steps on […]
Gold, the Fed and the Treasury are all saying something … Read More »
Do you remember the opening scenes from the classic movie Mary Poppins? The camera focuses on a weather vane changing direction as observers comment … “Looks like the winds are changing over 17 Cherry Tree Lane” … home to one George W. Banks. But today it’s the Fed’s Janet Yellen – not Mary Poppins –
Fed rate hike looms … Read More »
If you’re old enough, you may remember the old Pee Wee Herman movies … where Pee Wee falls off his bike and with brash bravado claims, “I meant to do that!” Well to no one’s surprise, the Fed inched up their “target” Federal funds rates by 25 basis points. So now, instead of just one-quarter of one
The Feds raised rates … now what? Read More »
Could the Fed’s decision NOT to raise rates be basically an admission this “recovery” is a farce? If the economy can’t absorb even a token rate increase, it must be FAR from robust. As we’ve discussed, there’s simply not enough income (productivity) to service all the debt. It’s like a sub-prime borrower using a teaser rate to squeeze
The Fed FINALLY admits it… Read More »
Will the Fed Raise Interest Rates? Global stock markets continue to convulse as participants and pundits try to divine whether Janet Yellen will really pull the trigger and raise interest rates. Our bet is no. Or if so, maybe by only a quarter point (25 basis points in bank-speak) just to prove the Fed hasn’t
The Fed’s Plan Revealed… Read More »