Happy New Year! As we welcome 2011 we have been surprised at the positive tone of not only the capital markets, but economists forecasts as well. In a way, perception becoming reality may be the reason, but this may not last…
After watching 60 minutes for the third time and knowing it is reasonable to assume government officials speak to each other through the media, we thought it interesting to point out a few items from Bernanke’s interview on 60 minutes,…
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…
Last night, shortly after my short cell post, President Obama made a public announcement that a “Framework” (still more to be hammered out) for the extension of tax cuts had been reached. Here are a few of the highlights: Estate…
CNBC is reporting tax cuts extended two years for ALL income brackets ! This might be very good for the capital markets! I will have more as the story clears! JK
Since QE2 (Quantative Easing 2) was announced on November 3, 2010 we have had something for everyone. Bulls Roar (Bullish Investors are positive on markets): Immediately after the QE2 comments from the FED a short covering rally ensued pushing indexes…
Last week, as mentioned in a post about Fire Hose Blast of executives, I had the opportunity to sit down with many upper management level executives from various industries. I came away with some very interesting information from different areas…
Today in honor of Veterans day the following market and federal related items will occur: Thursday, November 11, 2010: US Postal Holiday Federal Banking Holiday OTC Fixed Income Markets – Closed US Equity Markets / Listed Bonds – Standard Close…
Quantitative Easing or QE2, as it has been nick named, is the front and center story today as the FOMC will make an announcement at approximately 2:15 EST on their decision to purchase additional securities. One major item that has been lost…
Not only do we have a much watched mid-term election on Tuesday, an FOMC meeting/statement on Wednesday, scattered earnings results, but a full economic week as well. Not withstanding the above mentioned items, key economic reports we will be watching…
