Tag: interest rates
A huge week for the greenback
Published on October 9, 2009
The numbers may not show it, but it was a huge week for investors. As the dollar weakens, a whole host of things are happening behind the scenes. The trading opportunities are enormous.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): This week, it was all about the dollar. The weaker it gets, the stronger the trading [...]
Commodities rally: China makes the world go ’round
Published on September 17, 2009
The commodities market is soaring, leading us to another round of double- and triple-digit gains. Thanks to China’s recent moves, the gains will continue to grow.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): This is a critical period for America’s chief export, its burgeoning national debt. As the Obama administration works to spend the country into [...]
It’s official, divergence is the new norm
Published on June 10, 2009
If you think the real estate industry is finally on the mend, you better check the data one more time. Now that interest rates are on the rise, home prices will have to drop once again. But prepare your portfolio and you will have nothing to worry about.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): Investors [...]
Russia dumps the dollar, commodities surge
Published on June 10, 2009
The figures are in and America’s trade deficit is soaring, even in the face of a nasty recession. The news is making Russia and China even more nervous than before. It has created a fantastic opportunity for commodity traders.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): It appears to be the world’s quietest emergency. The backbone [...]
Interest rates entice real estate investors
Published on December 19, 2008
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 [...]
Credit mess: Even General Electric (GE) feels the pain
Published on September 30, 2008
On the surface, the market looks healthy. But when we dig a little deeper, we see that it is quite sick. Even companies like General Electric (NYSE:GE) are feeling the heat.
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore – (TFN): Wall Street is lying to you today. After yesterday’s monumental plunge, it looks like the markets are recovering.
The Dow is [...]
Oil Prices Don’t Control the Recession
Published on August 11, 2008
“Can the collapse in oil prices save the economy from recession? Sadly not. The rising oil price was a symptom, not a cause, of the unchecked global boom that lead us here. And the fact that it’s falling now is merely a sign that we’re already in the grip [...]
Dollar Bear: More Fed Means Less Money for You
Published on June 20, 2008
“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
Published on June 5, 2008
“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 [...]
3 Signs That Wall Street Is Safe
Published on April 5, 2008
“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
Published on April 4, 2008
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 [...]
Real Estate Investing: England’s mortgage crunch will get much worse
Published on April 4, 2008
“But according to the Bank of England’s latest quarterly Credit Conditions survey, over the next three months lenders expect to cut lending further, raise charges, and be more demanding on terms, such as hiking deposit levels, for example. So it’s little wonder that the IMF reckons Britain [...]
Dollar Bear: Bail-me-out Bennie
Published on March 28, 2008
"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 that the Fed and the Treasury Department have clumsily come to the…
Interest Rates: A new crisis
Published on February 22, 2008
"Even more troubling than the mortgage crisis is the havoc it is creating in the bond market. Borrowers and lenders that depend on the usually highly liquid and safe municipal bond market are suffering from a market that seemingly dried up overnight. " – Andrew Snyder
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore (TFN) — Every major economic downturn in this nation's [...]
Global Credit Crunch: Why the Fed is making it worse
Published on December 26, 2007
"The feds try to artificially increase the supply of cash and credit… so as to avoid correcting mistakes." — Bill Bonner.
Blogger's Note: Our friend Bill Bonner of The Daily Reckoning published a good article on the current credit crisis. Bill has some interesting things to say about the U.S. market situation and the [...]
Precious Metal Investing: Fed’s recent moves virtually guarantee that gold will rise
Published on December 15, 2007
"The hope that this additional credit will somehow alleviate the problems in the U.S. housing market is extremely naïve. Virtually none of this newly created credit will find its way back into the domestic mortgage market." — Peter Schiff
by Peter Schiff, EuroPacific Capital
Baltimore — (TFN): This week’s announcement by the Fed that it will create [...]
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