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/etf-investor/1383771?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Today, the Federal Reserve released its monthly read of industrial production showing continued growth in total industrial production.It's important to recognize that the recently launched Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index continued to successful... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:33:24 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1383771?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1383431?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 One thing I found interesting at the conference was what did not get much play in terms of what helped to create the crisis. It was fascinating that no one talked about why the US bailed out holding companies, rather than letting them fail and merely... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:08:11 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1383431?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1383082?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 On Friday, the Federal Reserve released their Z.1 Flow of Funds statement for Q4 2009.FoF is essentially a snapshot of households, companies and governement s balance sheet. It showed a very modest improvement in the aggregate debt levels.Barron ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:30:55 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1383082?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1382965?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 About this time last year the real economists, were telling us that with all that money printing, there would be hyper-inflation in the USA. It didn t happen, rather the contrary did. There are two arguments about what s happening neatly e... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:55:58 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1382965?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1382792?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 The new Obama Fed is going to be very dovish when it comes to fighting future inflation and defending the value of the dollar. The president has nominated Janet Yellen to be vice chair of the Federal Reserve. Ms. Yellen is a distinguished economist w... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:04:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1382792?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1382504?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Edmund Andrews: Two cheers for Dodd: It's not clear to whether Senate Banking chairman Chris Dodd simply lost his patience or was told by his Democratic brethren to end the fruitless attempt to negotiate with Republicans over financial regulatory r... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:41:39 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1382504?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1382430?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Larry Meyer:Macroadvisers: Meyer on Yellen as Fed Vice Chair: The best possible choice : I want to thank the President for making such an outstanding (though obvious) choice.... Janet... has a wealth of experience as a public servant in the highest... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:30:37 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1382430?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1382443?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Larry Meyer: Macroadvisers: Meyer on Yellen as Fed Vice Chair: The best possible choice : I want to thank the President for making such an outstanding (though obvious) choice.... Janet... has a wealth of experience as a public servant in the highe... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:02:54 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1382443?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/the-aleph-blog/1382412?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 I will have a more comprehensive post tomorrow on my thoughts on bank regulation, but I will offer a few thoughts here. One thing I found interesting at the conference was what did not get much play in terms of what helped to create the crisis.It w... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:34:46 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/the-aleph-blog/1382412?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1382340?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Word is that she's very smart and very energetic and has sound values...I think I met her... at a wedding in the late 1980s... I think... ... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:30:39 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1382340?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1382346?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Word is that she's very smart and very energetic and has sound values... I think I met her... at a wedding in the late 1980s... I think... ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:18:56 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1382346?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1382066?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:34:45 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1382066?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1382060?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Mark Thoma's view:Why Do Federal Reserve Board Seats Remain Unfilled?: Right now there are two unfilled positions on the seven member Federal Reserve Board. If nothing is done to fill those positions, the number will increase to three.... It s not ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:34:35 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1382060?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/the-aleph-blog/1382254?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Carl Felsenfeld: Do we know what the problem is? What are we trying to solve? Antitrust does not deal with Citigroup/Travelers, it should deal with Bank of America/Fleet, Wells Fargo/Norwest. But it didn t deal with those bank acquisitions. ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:22:28 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/the-aleph-blog/1382254?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1382170?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 House prices across the globe still have room to fall, but the U.S. may be in better shape than other developed nations, according to an International Monetary Fund research article.In the article, Prakash Loungani notes that house prices in major ec... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:26 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1382170?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1382210?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 The new Obama Fed is going to be very dovish when it comes to fighting future inflation and defending the value of the dollar. The president has nominated Janet Yellen to be vice chair of the Federal Reserve. Ms. Yellen is a distinguished economist w... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:44:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1382210?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1382171?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 The Obama administration is considering a Maryland regulator awarded Consumer Advocate of the Year and a Massachusetts economics professor known for his Social Security expertise to join Janet Yellen as nominees to the Federal Reserve Board.Yel... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:16:24 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1382171?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1382224?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 I had the great pleasure of meeting Marc Faber in person over the past couple of days after having exchanged emails with him about various things for the past several years. Marc is not only extremely knowledgeable about investments and strategies, h... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:03:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1382224?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1382172?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 In 1976, the Federal Reserve established its Consumer Advisory Council at the direction of Congress to advise the central bank on its responsibilities tied to consumer issues. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke generally attends the council s meetings in a ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:34:53 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1382172?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1382173?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Former Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Alan Blinder said Friday he fears Congress will fail to act to revamp the financial regulatory system, calling it a tragedy. An astounding fact to me is we are still here in March 2010 and we ve done not... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:50:49 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1382173?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1381996?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 The Commerce Department just released reports on February retail sales and January inventories and business sales. As usual, the mainstream media republished the rosy view of the reports contained in government press releases. Even a cursory examinat... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:00:54 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1381996?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1381739?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Mark Thoma's view: Why Do Federal Reserve Board Seats Remain Unfilled?: Right now there are two unfilled positions on the seven member Federal Reserve Board. If nothing is done to fill those positions, the number will increase to three.... It s no... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:36:46 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1381739?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1382009?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 By Brad ZiglerReal-time Monetary Inflation (last 12-months): 2.2%... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:40:21 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1382009?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1381741?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 He writes: Alan S. Blinder: Fed Vacancies and the Monetary Challenge: And then there were four. Well, not quite. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn's recent announcement that he will retire in June will bring the Federal Reserve Board down to... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:29:16 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1381741?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1381920?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Traders who sell stock short became political footballs during the financial panic that peaked with the implosion of Lehman Brothers. They were persistently pointed to as the source of the problems for financial firms. And in one of the most traumati... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:21:13 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1381920?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/the-aleph-blog/1381951?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 First panel deals withJames Kwak: Funding costs were overly low at the major banks. Alleges too big to fail, but big banks were highly rated. My experience is that small banks equally good as large banks have much higher fundung costs.Richard Car... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:56:50 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/the-aleph-blog/1381951?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1381729?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Proving that how one feels don t necessarily translate to how they act, the first look at March U of M confidence fell to 72.5 from 73.6 and matches a 4 month low and is 1.5 pts below expectations. Both Current Conditions and the Outlook fell. One ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:21:46 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1381729?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mess-that-greenspan-made/1381746?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 The Commerce Department reports that, despite the inclement weather in many parts of the country during February, retail sales saw broad-based gains, up 0.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis following a gain of 0.1 percent in January.This marks ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:45:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mess-that-greenspan-made/1381746?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1381709?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Updated throughout the day.Janet Yellen will be nominated to be vice chair of the Fed (various)Meg Whitman s former CEO of Ebay (EBAY) run for governor of California may be hurt by her investments in firms that may have profited from the recession... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:36:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1381709?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1381851?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Calling government budget deficits unsustainable, a top Federal Reserve official on Thursday called on national leaders to start laying out plans that would allow a move back to more manageable spending levels.New York Fed President William Dudley (R... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:18:36 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1381851?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1381521?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Mark Felsenthal:Obama to tap Yellen for Fed vice chair...A very good person for the job. Not, however, a good move as far as strengthening the FOMC is concerned... ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:33:02 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1381521?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1381560?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 This technical analysis video of the Dow Jones Industrial Average suggests that the stock market doesn t know exactly what it wants to do, and is poised to make a substantive move in one direction or the other. How s that for a commitment? Welcom... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:10:05 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1381560?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1381570?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 The Financial Times has caught wind of a letter sent by U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to to the EU s Michel Barnier. In only thinly-veiled language Mr. Geithner accused the EU of financial protectionism for the way Brussels is moving for... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:47:08 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1381570?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1381516?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Reuters. Obama will nominate Yellen to be Fed vice chair.Reuters: China told Obama to leave yuan policy to its government.Reuters: A Chinese minister said the nation could not keep up fast industrial growthReuters: Toyota (TM) says di... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:09 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1381516?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1381203?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Mark Felsenthal: Obama to tap Yellen for Fed vice chair... A very good person for the job. Not, however, a good move as far as strengthening the FOMC is concerned... ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:47:29 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1381203?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1381299?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 The Federal Reserves latest flow of funds report offers a clue for those trying to understand why banks often dont want to lend to businesses: By some measures, businesses finances are still deteriorating.In the fourth quarter of 2009, nonfinanci... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:16:23 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1381299?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1381149?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 The Fed s Flow of Funds report was released at noon, and showed a continuing healing of the household balance sheet: Assets grew, liabilities shrank, so Net Worth improved. Debt-to-income continued to decline (now 127%) from a peak of 136% (sti... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:00:17 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1381149?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/econ-browser/1381440?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 From a Dallas Fed Letter by Jian Wang:Durable goods represent a moderate share of the economy in most industrial countries -- in the U.S., for example, they accounted for 23.6 percent of real GDP in 2008. However, durable goods make up a large share ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:50:09 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/econ-browser/1381440?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1381300?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Sen. Bob Corker (R., Tenn.) on Thursday talked openly of the bipartisan compromise he nearly reached with Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D., Conn.) over new financial regulations.On consumer protection:I think the consumer ti... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:48:33 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1381300?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1381151?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 The Fed s Q4 09 flow of funds statement (a balance sheet of the US, incl households, companies and gov t) reveals an improvement in the aggregate debt levels on an absolute basis but at a snails pace. Household debt (home mortgages + consumer ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:13:14 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1381151?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/capital-markets-economic-analysis/1381164?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 I have developed a diverse set of longer lead time economicindicators over the years. As a group, the indicators provided thestrongest positive reading late last autumn for the past 90 - 100years. It was an arresting moment that underscored the poten... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:31:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/capital-markets-economic-analysis/1381164?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1381085?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Turan Bali, Stephen Brown, and Mustafa Caglayan have a new paper out with an interesting result: The two most important findings from this study are summarized as follows: (i) hedge funds with higher exposure to default risk premium in the past month... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:06:18 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1381085?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mess-that-greenspan-made/1381160?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 The Federal Reserve released their quarterly Flow of Funds report today that includes data through the fourth quarter of last year and the two charts that have appeared here for a number of years now have been updated and are shown below.Now a year o... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:05:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mess-that-greenspan-made/1381160?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mess-that-greenspan-made/1380790?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Maybe before elected officials actually try to undertake reform of financial markets they should have a look at their own process for instituting reform and make a few changes there because, at this point, they seem to have more problems than Wall St... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:50:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mess-that-greenspan-made/1380790?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1380923?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 A roundup of economic news from around the Web.Consumer Lending: Ellyn Terry on the Atlanta Fed s macroblog looks at consumer lending. Is the decline in consumer credit the result of supply- or demand-side forces? Perhaps the answer is both. Acc... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:28:47 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1380923?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1381106?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Here's the current yield curve of Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, which means you get the yield plus the CPI. ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:25:45 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1381106?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1380999?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Here at MarketBeat, we do our best to slog through torrents of research notes, academic papers and analyst notes so you don t have to. Count yourselves lucky.A truly frightening proportion of this stuff is utter dreck. In a good note, you find a mo... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:46:15 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1380999?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gold-stock-blog/1380912?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Gold: Gold fell sharply in a short period of time yesterday in US trading - falling from $1,127.35/oz to $1,103.45/oz to close with a loss of 1.26%. It has range traded from $1,105/oz to $1,109/oz so far in European trading this morning. Gold is curr... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:10:16 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gold-stock-blog/1380912?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1381003?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Though volume has perked up a bit lately thanks to the horsemen gains are puny. It s clear the stock market needs a catalyst to get things moving one way or another. Seems like the jobless claims this morning didn t do the trick.But what ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:36:28 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1381003?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1380904?rsstype=populararticles&cid=54 Inflation expectatives, helped Pound to gain some ground, and is now consolidating around daily highs. 4 hours charts look pretty bullish at this point thus as expected, 1.5060 resistance area is keeping the upside capped. Pair could now pullback to ... 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