Crisis Economics: New rules for a new economy

The government is desperate for a solution. After huge promises and with trillions of dollars on the line, all Washington can do is go into crisis mode. Scandals, fear and protests are dictating national policy. Is this what we pay our taxes for? By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com Baltimore – (TFN): Just when we thought the government [...]

Interest rates entice real estate investors

It has been a good week for the few folks brave enough to invest in the real estate market. With interest rates at record lows and property at prices not seen in years, smart investors are moving back into the real estate game. By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.Com Baltimore – (TFN): If the real estate market truly [...]

Bernanke steals OPEC’s power

OPEC is meeting to discuss a major production cut. It’s goal is to boost prices back to the $75 level it deems fair. What it does not realize is the Federal Reserve has much more power than the cartel could ever dream of. Prices may rise, but it will not be because of an OPEC [...]

The Fed is buying. Should you?

The markets remain highly volatile. JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) and others announced surprise third-quarter earnings, yet the future is bleak. The more data we get the more I believe you should buy gold and short oil. By Andrew Snyder Baltimore – (TFN): America is a changed beast. What once was a country willing to go to war over [...]

Market washout: Morgan Stanley (MS) and National City (NCC) won’t play along

The equities market is holding tough today thanks to interest rate cuts. Companies like Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) and National City (NYSE:NCC) are making gains. But is it really good news? By Andrew Snyder Baltimore – (TFN): The Federal Reserve has been working overtime, yet the markets are not respecting its hard work. It is the sign [...]

Big trouble: Wall Street in the hands of Congress

Wall Street is in the hands of Congress. With less than a week before the end of the current legislative session, the heat is on to pass the legislation the financial world needs to survive. If our elected officials fail, we could all be in big trouble. By Andrew Snyder Baltimore – (TFN):  Here is a factoid [...]

Commodities Supercycle Boom or Bust?

“The worst rout in the history of commodities may be ending, signaling a replay of the 2006 tumble that preceded a doubling of prices in the next 17 months.” — Madelene Pearson, Bloomberg News Blogger’s note: Depending on which camp you belong to, the recent dip in prices either means the commodities supercycle [...]

Dollar Bear: More Fed Means Less Money for You

“What few economic leaders have acknowledged is that the Federal Reserve itself is responsible for the real estate and credit bubbles, which are the source of our current troubles. By keeping interest rates too low for too long, the Fed ignited a speculative fever and engendered a [...]

Oil Prices Jump Higher on EU Warning

“It’s not excluded that, after having carefully examined the situation, that we could decide to move our rates for a small amount at our next meeting. I didn’t say it’s certain. I said it’s possible.” — European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet by Stephanie Grimmett Baltimore – (TFN): You can blame a frenchman [...]

The truth behind Bernanke’s sudden inflation concerns

“To my knowledge, Bernanke has never before stressed the dollar’s decline, the inflationary dangers it poses and his intention to guard against these as much as he did yesterday. The immediate reaction was for the dollar to rally.” — Dominic Frisby Blogger’s note: Dominic Frisby, an editor at our British [...]

Hyperinflation: Bernanke needs a dose of Volcker

“There has not been a chairman of the Federal Reserve Board with sound monetary instincts since Paul Volcker resigned in 1987.” — Lord William Rees-Mogg by Lord William Rees-Mogg Baltimore — (TFN): The American electoral system has never been designed to protect sound finance, and it has become more dangerous as the federal government and the Federal [...]

Dollar Bear: Fundamentals still favor gold

by Peter Schiff Baltimore — (TFN): With what many have described as a flash of monetary discipline worthy of Paul Volcker, Ben Bernanke reduced short-term interest rates this week to a mere 2%, apparently turning a deaf ear to those on Wall Street who wanted more. But now that the dollar-crushing side effects of cheap money [...]

Fed Rate Cut: Bernanke’s silver bullets

“At this point, Ben Bernanke has to feel like Barney Fife. Remember how on the Andy Griffith Show, Andy only gave Barney one bullet and he had to keep it in his pocket? Mr. Bernanke has to feel like he is running out of bullets and needs [...]

Dollar Bear: Hyperinflation meets the next Great Depression

“Although Bernanke may have spent much time studying the Great Depression, his understanding of it is anything but sound. That epic “slowdown” resulted from a series of policy mistakes, first by the Federal Reserve and then by the Federal Government. Bernanke believes these mistakes were simply not large enough.” — Peter [...]

This Week’s Financial News: Bernanke takes to the tightrope, the carry trade’s in trouble and Christoph’s a Democrat

“Now that Congress is getting involved, we should see some decisive action, a clear and easy solution to eliminate the financial collapse now knocking on our doors… and if you believe that, I’ve got these great banking shares to sell you.” — Stephanie Grimmett by Stephanie Grimmett Here at Today’s Financial News, we spent the [...]

3 Signs That Wall Street Is Safe

“Since the beginning of the U.S. credit crunch last August, U.S. indices and even some of the international indices have taken a nosedive. Investors are getting antsy watching their portfolios shrink.” — Krista Das Baltimore – (TFN): The following was taken from the April 4 Market Insights video with Krista Das [...]

3 Signs That Wall Street Is Safe

Baltimore — (TFN): Since the beginning of the US credit crunch last August, US indices and even some of the international indices have taken a nosedive. Investors are getting antsy, watching their portfolios shrink. When can we profit from US stocks? Martin Hutchinson reveals how to determine the end of the credit crunch [...]

Gold Prices: Bernanke goes for the gold

“(The Fed’s) message has been, more or less, that money grows on trees, which is why Ben Bernanke’s moniker, ‘Helicopter’ Ben, is catching on with the press. Gold bugs could not be more thrilled. Just recently, I wrote that we are seeing the best of all worlds for gold [...]

Dollar Bear: Bail-me-out Bennie

“The current mess did not result from a failure of the free market, but from too much government interference. The real estate bubble, and the shaky securitized products it spawned, resulted from the Fed artificially setting interest rates too low.” — Peter Schiff by Peter Schiff, Dollar Bear Baltimore – (TFN): Now [...]

U.S. Markets: Three ways to profit from the falling dollar

"To the U.S. economy and to investors in U.S. companies, the dollars current spiral is much closer to a strand of DNA - the spiral of life." — Martin Hutchinson by Martin Hutchinson Baltimore – (TFN): When some commentators see how steadily the U.S. dollar has declined against a basket of key [...]

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