In Trading Desk - Posted 3 hours ago

While it is unlikely that the Fed will move on interest rate at 2:15 p.m. ET, it could make a shift towards a more hawkish stance. Economists at Scoti...

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In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 5 hours ago

Popular myth and, allegedly, the laws of aerodynamics have it that the bumblebee should not be able to take flight. Yet still, our good bumblebee refu...

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In Finance Markets - Posted 6 hours ago

The US central bank, the Federal Reserve, is expected to keep interest rates at the rate of between zero and 0.25% at a meeting later today.Interest r...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 6 hours ago

John Maudlin once observed that western governments and societies were behaving like teenagers:In a way, we were like teenagers. We made the easy ch...

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In Investment Ideas - Larry MacDonald's blog abo - Posted 7 hours ago

WASHINGTON - Debate is heating up within the Federal Reserve over how and when to signal that the days of record-low interest rates are...

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In 24/7 Wall St. - Posted 7 hours ago

Reuters: The Fed is likely to keep interest rates low for some time.Reuters: China said the yuan in not behind the US trade gap.Reuters: A...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 8 hours ago

There s a lot of talk around the markets and in Washington about China s currency policy. What many want to know is whether the US Treasury will n...

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In Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis - Posted 15 hours ago

In what amounts to a dog and pony show without dogs and without ponies, Dodd Bill Empowers Regulators to Limit Size of Financial Firms.U.S. Senator Ch...

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In Investment Ideas - Larry MacDonald's blog abo - Posted 18 hours ago

TORONTO - Home prices will continue to rise this spring as buyers scramble to close deals ahead of expected higher interest rates, new mortgage...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 18 hours ago

This chart (click to enlarge) compares the rate of capacity utilization in manufacturing, mining and electric and gas utility industries, as calculate...

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