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Dr. Froehlich: Global Economy Will Surprise
11/20/2009|Bulls and Bears
The Hartford Sr. Managing Director Dr. Robert Froehlich on the outlook for the global economy.
The Wall Street Journal's Evan Newmark on whether treasuries from big money interests will create a bubble.
Market Expert: Invest in Financials
11/20/2009|Opening Bell
Midway Capital Research and Management Partner Justin Fuller argues now is the time to invest in financials.
Market Expert: Inflation Will Rise 8-10%
11/19/2009|Opening Bell
Dreman Value Management's David Dreman argues Bernanke and Geithner are trapped and powerless to address inflation.
Housing's Stronger Than it Seems
11/18/2009|FOX Business
Better Home and Gardens Rand Realty's Greg Rand on why demand for housing is strong despite bad economic numbers.
Inflation: Just Around the Corner?
11/18/2009|Web Exclusive
We break down how you can prepare if the economy is smacked with inflation.
Market Expert: Now's the Time to Invest
11/18/2009|FOX Business Morning
Deutsche Bank's Marshall Gittler argues the low- interest rates and the economic recovery make it a good time to invest.
Hartford Financial Services' Bob Froehlich says inflation is coming, here's how to prepare.
We break down whether October's numbers are a sign of the return of the retailer.
Murdoch: U.S. Caught in Economic Trap
11/17/2009|FOX Business
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch on the state of the economy.
LATEST STORIES
Week Ahead: Data, Not Earnings, Ahead of Thanksgiving
| FOXBusiness| Markets
… orders and October personal income and spending. The Federal Reserve will release minutes from the recent meeting of its interest - rate panel Tuesday. Reports on regional manufacturing activities are due Monday from the Chicago Fed, Tuesday from the Richmond …
Story|11/20/2009
Weber Says Regulators Are Not To Blame For Crisis
| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets
… financial crisis. "Monetary policy was not part of the culprit. Banks have to adjust down their profit aspirations in a low- interest - rate environment," Weber said at the Frankfurt European Banking Congress. Unrealistic profit aspirations of financial institutions …
Story|11/20/2009
Fed Officials Play Down Impact of Weak Dollar
Reuters| Markets
… the MNSI interview, Fisher acknowledged there are what he called "trade-offs" between the Fed's policy of keeping interest rates very low for an extended period and a strong dollar. Expectations of a protracted period of lower U.S. rates has sent …
Story|11/19/2009
Freddie Mac: 30-yr Mortgage Rate Lowest Since May
| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets
… the week ending Nov. 12. In the previous period, the average was 4.91%, and the year-ago average was 6.04%. " Interest rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loans fell for the third consecutive week to the lowest since the week ending May 21st …
Story|11/19/2009
Wells Fargo to Buy Back $1.3 Billion in Auction-Rate Securities
| FOXBusiness| Markets
… securities before the collapse. Auction rate securities are fixed-income financial products with a long maturity rate but whose interest rate is regularly reset in an auction process. The auction process basically collapsed last year when major auction-making …
Story|11/18/2009
News Corp CEO: Risk of Double-Dip Recession « Glick Report
Glick Report
… was due for a very challenging and deep recession, and now he is worried that a run on the dollar would cause a jump in interest rates and lead us into a deeper recession. "The mood here is fairly bearish. It’s going to stay like this, maybe a little bit better, but for quite …
Blog|11/18/2009
Slow Rate Hikes Of '04 May Haunt Fed: Bullard
| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets
… FOMC this time," Bullard said. The St. Louis Fed president also said he was disappointed the market was focusing on interest rates and not the Fed's broader "quantitative easing" policy under which it has pledged to buy $1.725 trillion in assets …
Story|11/18/2009
Funds Bet Build America Bond Deal Gets Extended
| MarketWatch| Markets
… municipalities access to the much deeper pockets of the taxable bond market because the federal government subsidizes the interest rates needed to compete in that sector, paying issuers back for 35% of the higher interest cost. "Both issuers and investors …
Story|11/17/2009
Treasurys Supported By Homebuilder Index
| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets
… yields fell to a 10-month low of 0.75%, adding to gains made Monday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reassured investors that benchmark interest rates would remain very low for some time. Copyright © 2009 MarketWatch, Inc.
Story|11/17/2009
Treasurys Turn Up, Helped By European Markets
| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets
… giving back some of the strong gains on Monday that stemmed from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech, reassuring investors that benchmark interest rates would remain very low for some time. Copyright © 2009 MarketWatch, Inc.
Story|11/17/2009
