Interest rates are moving higher. While markets do not move in a straight line, they do move consistent with the trend. The trend for interest rates is up and the ramifications for investors worldwide will probably be huge. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘QE3’
On The Right Track
In an era of seemingly low to no interest rates, we see an increase in opportunities in municipal bonds. Despite continuing Quantitative Easing by the Federal Reserve, asset prices are weakening, yields are rising and long-term assumptions should be questioned. (more…)
Watch The Markets, Not The Fed
The Federal Reserve, along with most Central Banks around the world, are creating Cash and Credit at an unprecedented pace in the most ambitious economic experiment of all time. Yet despite Central Bankers attempts to create Cash and Credit (and hence inflation), the price of Gold fell from over $1900 to almost $1300. (more…)
QE3, Municipals and You
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke kicked off Year Six of the Financial Crisis by announcing a mortgage bond buyback scheme dubbed historic as the Fed is now focused on the employment woes of the nation. Will it work? One only need look as far as a Federal Reserve Bank president, Charles Plosser, to find a cogent critic. Thank goodness this is America and one can voice dissent. (more…)
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