A Wild Ride……….Interest Rates .. AGAIN….
A briefer on the recent 10 Year Treasury Movement
Category Interest Rates
Congratulations History is made; 10 Year Treasury Breaks a Record!
Today the 10 year treasury hit an all time low of 1.62% as of just a few minutes ago. Contrary to the confident headlines you may read tomorrow, the reasons for this are various, possibly cumulative, and no one knows with certainty.…
Confessions of A Federal Reserve Official
Confessions of a Federal Reserve Official
The FOMC Mistake; Calling it as We See it !
Yesterday the FOMC released their regular statement regarding policy and actions at 11:30 AM central time followed by an extended live Q&A with the Fed Chief, Bernanke. We feel the FOMC has made a mistake with their statement. Here is the specific…
Moody’s Gets Serious, S&P Joins the Club- Second Warning Shots
Moody’s sounded an alarm with another warning on the US Debt situation. Before we could organize our thoughts and let you know our opinion, S&P (pdf report) also jumped on board, noting a 50% chance of a US Debt rating…
Goodbye QE 2, Is the Window Closing on Low Interest Rates?
Today is the last day of the nick named QE2, (Quantitative Easing.) This nick name stands for the purchase of Treasury instruments by the FED in order to keep interest rates low. As the FED finished QE2’s sibling, QE1, last year, interest…
An Evening with Richard Fisher, President and CEO of The Dallas Federal Reserve
Last night, I had the opportunity to listen to Richard Fisher, current CEO and President of the Dallas Federal Reserve and FOMC voting member in a CFA related event. Mr. Fisher’s comments were on record (reporters in attendance) unlike many prior…
5 Reasons Why Interest Rates Might Be Rising!
We have crowed often and repeatedly about the fear of rising rates only to see interest rates continue to fall. Suddenly, after QE2 was announced (reminder that QE2 is an attempt to lower rates by the FED making purchases of…
Fed Announcement-No Change Expected-Watching for Clues
Today at 1:15 pm, central time the Fed will release it’s official statement on interest rates, ending it’s two day policy meeting. While slightly overshadowed by the Goldman Sachs events as of late, the Fed’s statement is extremely important. What…
Federal Reserve to Conclude Meeting, No Change Expected; Fun Website
Today the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) better known as the “The Fed,” concludes their two day meeting with a public interest rate, and economic announcement at 2:15 Eastern Time. We expect no significant changes in the Fed’s statements today,…