http://www.inveslogic.com/popular/articles/the-fed The Fed - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1107957?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 (Image: Bucktheslump.com)So much for the invisible hand of the free market. The Fed s hairy, gnarled fists will soon spread open to stop Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from falling into a financial black hole.Fro... Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:48:23 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1107957?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1107799?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 If you have been worried about inflation and the price of things such as metals, energy, food, and more, Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER) may have some hopes for you....[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and m... Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:29:01 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1107799?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1107674?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Inflation in the UK hit an annual rate of 3.8% and the price of the equivalent of a gallong of gas hit $8.50. According to the AP, Inflation in Britain hit a...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and mo... Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:18:14 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1107674?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1107612?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 And put the load right on me, sings Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, and the rest of the band as the government mills over the situation at mortgage financing giants Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE). Shares of Fann... Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:45:11 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1107612?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1107614?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Yesterday, the Federal Reserve approved new rules for home mortgage loans to protect consumers from questionable lending practices. While the Fed should be commended for creating these new rules, I doubt they would have acted if we were not in the c... Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:41:24 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1107614?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1106832?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) opened well up today. FRE hit a high of $9.80 up from a $7.75 close on Friday. Now, it is only up a little over 5%. The...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and mo... Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:10:24 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1106832?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bill-cara/1106968?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Daily ReportAs anticipated, DJIA futures are up +140 points to 11236 (at 7:15am) and pointing to a very strong open today. The reason is simple: Treasury Secretary Paulson will ask for and receive from Congress an authorization to create more debt to... Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:28:08 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bill-cara/1106968?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1106841?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 The federal government has decided that Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) are too big to fail. The Fed and Treasury will offer a combination of loans and...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and mo... Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:01:22 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1106841?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1107017?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson: Sunday Evening: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac play a central role in our housing finance system and must continue to do so in their current form as shareholder-owned companies. Their support for the housing market is pa... Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:37:19 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1107017?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1106963?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Ron Paul Financial Services Hearing - July 10, 2008 ... Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:30:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1106963?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1107019?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Iain Dey and Dominic Rushe: US Treasury rescue for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - Times Online: US TREASURY secretary Hank Paulson is working on plans to inject up to $15 billion ( 7.5 billion) of capital into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to stem the c... Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:53:47 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1107019?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1107022?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 McCain Throws Phil Gramm Off the Train/Under the Bus/Over the Side: Think Progress: Holtz-Eakin: Phil Gramm Is No Longer Giving Advice To Senator McCain Since Thursday, Sen. John McCain s (R-AZ) presidential campaign has been in damage con... Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:38:48 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1107022?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1106854?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 The Fed offered to open it emergency discount window to Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) to offer them the money they may need to remain solvent....[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ... Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:34:07 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1106854?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bill-cara/1106971?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Today is travel day for me, so I will not be around to see the action. I anticipate more losses in the Financials (XLF) and Consumer Discretionary (XLY) sectors based on how I think traders viewed the performance of Bernanke and Paulson yesterday in ... Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:23:54 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bill-cara/1106971?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1107261?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Regulatory restructuring - FRB: Testimony-- Bernanke A compromise -- or a cave in -- on offshore drilling? - Andrew Leonard The Edge of the American West - Unfit for the presidency Infrastructure spending - CBO Director s Blog Bernank... Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:06:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1107261?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1107262?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Robert Reich says Fannie and Freddie are too big to be allowed to fail:Fannie, Freddie, and the Pending Taxpayer Bailout, by Robert Reich: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two giant quasi-public housing lenders that together own or guarantee about hal... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:23:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1107262?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1107388?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Majors continue rebounding around a thigh zone, but heading against dollar, waiting for Mr Bernanke testimony on financial Markets, in half an hour. We could see some spikes there, but is a good idea to give the market one or two 15 minutes candles t... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:40:24 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1107388?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gold-stock-blog/1107432?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Last week's very important shift in rate policy at the ECB, and its action to raise its key interest rate a quarter point, when taken in tandem with the fact that the Fed has reduced U.S. rates to a 2% low-point, should have further weakened the U.S.... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:59:11 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gold-stock-blog/1107432?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bill-cara/1106975?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 JP Morgan Chase CEO Jaimie Dimon says Banks Not too big to fail . Judging by the short-covering that went on yesterday, traders apparently agree; they are just concerned that the Fed is helping support the weakest ones when the best course of ac... Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:24:08 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bill-cara/1106975?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bill-cara/1106976?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Markets Re-capShort covering in the Financial sector following speeches by Fed chairman Bernanke and JP Morgan CEO Dimon led the market to a rally yesterday. So far today, the banks are continuing to rally in Europe, but higher oil prices are leaving... Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:21:55 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bill-cara/1106976?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/institutional-economics/1107535?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 The new Labor government s changes to the appointments process for the RBA Board are seen by the RBA and Treasury as preserving the status quo:Documents obtained by The Australian under Freedom of Information laws show Reserve Bank governor Glenn S... Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:57:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/institutional-economics/1107535?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/capital-markets-economic-analysis/1107100?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Recent weakness in the market brought a new cyclical low andre-confirmed the bear market. As recently discussed, the marketwas deeply oversold, so today's moderate bounce cannot be viewedas a surprise.Since I think we are in a low visibility economic... Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:49:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/capital-markets-economic-analysis/1107100?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/market-watch-polya-lesova/1106809?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 U.S. financial stocks rise as mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac attempt to hold on to pre-open rallies, and brokerage stocks retreat after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke suggests that the central bank should have a role in their futur... Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:31:02 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/market-watch-polya-lesova/1106809?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/market-watch-polya-lesova/1106807?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke will go before Congress on July 15 and 16th to discuss the outlook for the economy and monetary policy. Bernanke will appear before the Senate Banking panel on the first day of his testim... Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:30:57 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/market-watch-polya-lesova/1106807?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/market-watch-polya-lesova/1106806?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon said Tuesday that while he believes new regulations, and the equal application of existing rules, are necessary, but he cautioned legislators and regulators about the unintended cons... Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:30:54 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/market-watch-polya-lesova/1106806?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1106129?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Janet Yellen on risks and prospects for the U.S. economy - Econbrowser Free trade, but not for the flag - Andrew LeonardThe fall (and rise?) of FHA mortgage lending - Justin Fox Phil Gramm's UBS problem. - Daniel Gross Fed, SEC Team Up On ... Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:30:49 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1106129?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1106169?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 The U.S. government's inflation statistics are coming under increasing scrutiny as holders of TIPS (Treasury Inflation Protected Securities) wonder why they are being left behind. Social security recipients are probably wondering the same thing after... Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:15:01 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1106169?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1106029?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 One of the criticisms I've had about the way BLS calculates price inflation is the Hedonic adjustments applied by the Bureau. We'll spend some time in the near future discussing and debating the weaknesses of hedonics. For those who may be unaware, H... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1106029?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1106030?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Look how the latest web participant is in RSS Syndication -- the Federal Reserve. You can now capture all of their data feeds with out ever going to Federalreserve.gov. Federal Reserve RSS Feed ... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:30:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1106030?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1106131?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Is there a silver lining in the cloud now hanging over the global economy ?:The end of neo-liberalism?, by Joseph E. Stiglitz, Commentary, Project Syndicate: The world has not been kind to neo-liberalism, that grab-bag of ideas based on the fundamen... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:15:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1106131?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1106053?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 (Image: AmericanChronicle.com)Russell Beland, a Navy analyst, posted a Washington Post article yesterday that explained why the idea that the Baby Boomers retirement will put the economy in dire straits is a myth. Here are his points:1. As boomers... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:15:11 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1106053?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1106032?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 This quote shows a modest degree of concern, but it is described as an opportunity to double down, and keep buying as stocks get lower. To me, it still looks like more of that same No fear attitude: Between inflation and the liquidity crisis, this i... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:30:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1106032?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1106048?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 May I draft David Leonhardt for my rotisserie-league journalism team? Is there a David Leonhart personal RSS feed? David Leonhardt - The New York Times: Dispelling the Myths of SummerBy DAVID LEONHARDTThe current economic downturn has no one domin... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:04:02 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1106048?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1106035?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Welcome to a new quarter, back from the long holiday weekend, and to the start of another earnings season. There are many cross currents going on, and today, we want to review one in particular. What happens after Markets suffer very large 1 month de... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:53:17 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1106035?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1105938?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 The Fed has proposed sweeping changes for the credit card industry and is now accepting comments. MarketWatch sounded the horn in Your own bully pulpit.The Federal Reserve is accepting comments through Aug. 4 on credit-card reform rules it proposed i... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:34:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1105938?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1105353?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 More nonsensical tripe foisted upon the world by W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm again. For those of you who may not recall, they are the senior vice president/chief economist, and the senior economics writer at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.Thes... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:28:37 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1105353?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1105632?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Let s first define what stagflation means: Stagflation is the state of an economy where inflation combined with stagnation locks a society into slow-to-negative economic growth and rising unemployment, invariably including recession. ... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:47:24 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1105632?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1105565?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 National Economic Update - FRB Dallas The Everyday Economics Bubble - Zubin Jelveh Better Living Through Game Theory: At the Dentist - Economic Investigations Income Inequality - St Louis Fed Stagflation, Not Strong Growth, Justifies... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:06:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1105565?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1105567?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Since the topic of another stimulus package is coming up more and more, e.g. see below, here's a discussion of Research on the Effects of Fiscal Stimulus posted today on the SF Fed website:Research on the Effects of Fiscal Stimulus: Symposium Summa... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:07:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1105567?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/capital-markets-economic-analysis/1105472?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 The theme is easy enough: Weakening economic growth andcontinuing inflation pressure. It may have started in the US,but it has gone global.The weekly leading indicator sets have reversed mild, shortliveduptrends of early spring and are headed back do... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:33:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/capital-markets-economic-analysis/1105472?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1105413?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Is the Federal Reserve too volatile and hair-trigger? Or is the ECB too sluggish? ... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:54:56 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1105413?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1105415?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Greg Robb: U.S. June ISM services falls sharply to 48.2%: WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Nonmanufacturing sectors of the U.S. economy contracted in June, the Institute for Supply Management reported Thursday. The ISM nonmanufacturing index fell to 48.2%... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:27:59 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1105415?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1105945?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 The July 2nd Remarks of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, on the World Economy and Markets before the Chatham House were quite remarkable. Let's have a look at a few of them.Whether it was Long Term Capital Management in 1998 or Bear Stearns this yea... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:03:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1105945?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1105569?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Christian Broda argues that globalization has not increased inequality. The argument is that China and Wal-Mart have increased the purchasing power of the poor more than the rich, and this offsets unequal changes in income. [My response ishere andh... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:33:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1105569?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1105432?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 (Image credit: 4mercury.com)This holiday week, bad news is piling up like (__insert fecal reference__). Starbucks is firing people. Congress is taking a week-long vacation while everyone else scampers for overtime. And Warren Buffett is posting his w... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:59:10 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1105432?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1105256?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 In early 2006, a friend of mine named Mike wrote to me saying he was worried about the Federal Reserve's decision to stop publishing M3 money supply statistics. He thought it could be a prelude to inflation and trouble for the stock market.The M scal... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:35:50 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1105256?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1104488?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Housing optimists have systematically misjudged themarket. Some became convinced that the huge runup was justified byfundamentals such as population growth, rising incomes, and landscarcity. And because sharp national housing price declines are so r... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:30:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1104488?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1104490?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 This is one odd list: Really? Greg Mankiw -- Doom & Gloom? What the hell is that about?Here's the list, the full commentary is at the site:10 Best Gloom And Doom Sites 1. Daily Reckoning2. Clusterfuck Nation3. The Big Picture4. DollarCollapse.C... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1104490?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1104491?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 A fund manager of my acquaintance -- who has been short and is just killing it lately -- writes in:NYT: Stocksbounced around on Tuesday but were decidedly down at midday, as investorsweighed a strong report on the manufacturing industry against con... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1104491?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1104759?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 The impact of higher energy and food costs on inflation is clearly illustrated in the OECD s latest statistics. Prices for energy in OECD countries were up by 14.6% year-on-year in May, compared with a 12.4% annual rate in April, as higher oil pric... 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