The European Central Bank’s Unlimited Purchasing Plan

    On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss more on Friday’s jobs report, the impact of a capital gains tax hike, and the ECB’s plans for unlimited bond purchasing.

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    The Fed Continues to Twist

    Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss buying islands, a call for the ECB to be given powers of the Fed, and the continuation of Operation Twist. We’re brought to you as always by Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can | Read More »

    The Greek Debt Swap: Is it a Default, or isn’t it?

    While you were watching imported Chinese fireworks yesterday, the Europeans were shooting off some home-grown ones. The euro has been trading down for most of the last 24 hours, as S&P and Fitch announced that they would consider the French-led rollover plan for Greek debt a “selective” default. What’s really going on is that a negotiation is taking place over what should be the credit | Read More »