What You Need to Know as the Fed Gets Ready to Taper its Stimulus: Advice from Expert Diana Furchtgott-Roth
By: Chris Versace (Diary) | June 18th at 02:12 PM |
Ever since Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted that the U.S. central bank could begin tapering its stimulating efforts, volatility returned to the stock market. There has been much discussion about when and how the Fed will deal with the sugar stimulus-addicted economy. The concern is if the Fed acts too quickly, much like a child on too much sugar, it will crash. This concern has | Read More »
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The Unemployment Rate Doesn’t Show the Full Picture
By: Chris Versace (Diary) | November 4th at 08:48 PM |
Last week was a mixed week for Wall Street and the capital markets on a number of fronts. Thanks or rather no thanks to Hurricane Sandy, the North East faced billions of dollars in damages with New York and New Jersey heavily hit by power outages, gas shortages, fallen trees and damaged homes. The storm damage resulted in a shortened trading week for the capital | Read More »
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