Blog > Archive by tag 'interest rate'

Tag: interest rate

 

ETFs: The real reason for the Fed’s AIG bailout

Published on September 17, 2008

“We can’t say we’re surprised. While workers at Lehman might feel somewhat aggrieved, it seems the Fed decided that AIG really was too big to fail.” — John Stepek
Blogger’s note: So why would the Fed bailout AIG after leaving Lehman Brothers hanging only days earlier? The real reason, according to John Stepek of the [...]

Posted by John Stepek · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets | Leave a Comment 

U.S. Treasury Bond Strategies: Barbells and Ladders

Published on May 27, 2008

“If your primary concern is to protect your money, there’s really only one place to go: U.S. government bonds. They may be boring. They may give underwhelming returns. But they’re safe. And they have the full backing of the U.S. government. And that still means something.” — [...]

Posted by Andrew Gordon · Filed Under Investment Strategies | Leave a Comment 

Profit from China: Invest in Japan

Published on May 15, 2008

“So why is this move by Japan’s central bank important? That’s easy. We’ve been hearing for years how the Japanese economy is poised for a recovery. And each New Year is supposed to be ‘the’ year – yet it just somehow never seems to happen – at least according to folks who [...]

Posted by Keith Fitz-Gerald · Filed Under International Investing | 1 Comment 

Fed Rate Cut: Feed the world or save the housing market

Published on April 29, 2008

“Interest rate policy normally only affects the world economy at the margin, but it has now been so expansionary for so long that the Fed’s interest-rate strategy has turned into a moral dilemma of sorts. In short, the central bank’s monetary policy will likely determine whether millions of U.S. homeowners lose their homes or millions [...]

Posted by Martin Hutchinson · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets | Leave a Comment 

Options Investing: Think Globally

Published on January 30, 2008

“If you want to continue making money, you have to think globally. And as always, if you want to make the kind of profits worth bragging about, you have to find the investments wrongly underrated by the Street. ” – Andrew Snyder
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore (TFN) — American investors and economists have just one [...]

Posted by Andrew Snyder · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets | Leave a Comment