credit rating, currency, inflation, us economy, wall street
With all eyes on the seesawing Dow Jones industrial average and other top indices throughout last week, investors are becoming increasingly anxious about stock market volatility, and word is that the coming week is not likely to be much better as Wall Street continues to do battle with waves of uncertainty caused by S&P's downgrade of the US economy from AAA to AA+, despite the fact that AA+ is still considered to be a good rating. Problems in Europe, including the possible downgrading of France's credit rating and the question of whether the Eurozone...
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analysts, federal reserve, inflation, qe2, third quarter, wall street
With seven Dow blue-chip stocks due to release 2010 third-quarter result during this week, investors may have their attention temporarily diverted from the implications of the 'quantitative easing' proposed by the Federal Reserve as a means to boost the economy. The seven blue-chip Dow components are Bank of America, Johnson & Johnson, IBM, Caterpillar, American Express, McDonalds and Verizon. Other major companies in the banking sector releasing third-quarter results in the upcoming week include Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo, while the tech sector releases include Apple and...
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federal reserve, inflation, market sectors, oil prices, us economy
The US dollar fell back a bit Wednesday (December 16) morning as analysts believe the Fed is likely to leave its key interest rate at zero. New data on consumer prices show little change after 10 months of increases, suggesting inflation is not a big enough concern at this point to warrant an immediate rise in rates.
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federal reserve, financial institutions, global economy, housing sector, inflation, world bank
Monday saw stocks fall to a three-week low on Wall Street, mostly due to the World Bank's dismal outlook on the global economy growth. The better than expected housing market report slowed the decline on Tuesday, but failed to regain losses entirely and the day drew to a close with the Dow Jones industrial average falling 0.2 percent, the Nasdaq composite remaining virtually unchanged and the Standard & Poor's 500 managing a 0.2 percent gain. Prior to the losses recorded over the past week or so, markets had enjoyed a 14 week rally, primarily...
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credit crisis, federal reserve, inflation, us economy, wall street
Wall Street responded positively to the announcement by the Federal Reserve that it plans to buy another $750 billion in mortgage-backed securities and $300 billion in long-term U.S. treasuries over the next six months in a renewed effort to get credit flowing again. The plan was revealed following the latest meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed’s policymaking committee that determines interest rates. While the news was not totally unexpected, due to the fact that the Fed had previously stated it may consider following this course, stocks nonetheless turned higher on the strength...
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consumers, financial analysts, inflation, investors, oil prices
With the second half of 2008 looming ahead, the general feeling among stock market investors and financial analysts is anything but optimistic. Following a nerve-racking first quarter, the second quarter of 2008 started off with many investors believing that the worst was over and that earnings growth and stocks would pick up as the year progressed. These high hopes were dealt a death blow as the effects of the credit crisis lingered, oil prices soared, inflation worries persisted and consumers continued to curb their spending.
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energy, inflation, north america, stock index, united states
The figures you read and hear may sound wrong. Hyper inflation for one person may not concern the wealthy. An official figure is like a stock market index. An average can mislead. The bills that accumulate in your mail are facts. Fed claims may appear fanciful. Politicians claim to have taken corrective actions. You do not know when such steps will take effect. How should you deal with threats of expenses overtaking revenues?
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bear market, federal reserve, inflation, interest rates, recession
God Give Me the Grace to Change What I Can,
The Wisdom to Accept What I Cannot,
And the Wisdom to Know the Difference
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