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QE Is Over; Bull Bond Market Likely Isn't
Thursday, October 30, 2014 - 10:30am | 582Read More...The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted 9-1 on Wednesday to end QE3. The move was widely expected, and in its statement the Fed confirmed that it has no imminent plans to raise short-term interest rates. Both the equity and credit markets took the announcements in stride. The S...
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Interest Rates Headed Lower Even As Fed Ends Quantitative Easing
Monday, October 13, 2014 - 9:29am | 592Read More...The Federal Reserve will end its third round of bond buying since 2010, known as QE3, later this month. This coming change has helped roil global equity markets and coincided with the most recent leg in the year-long rally in US Treasuries. The US 10-year note closed Friday at 2.32 percent, its...
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Benzinga Market Primer, Thursday, December 13
Thursday, December 13, 2012 - 7:23am | 800Read More...Futures Slips Post-FOMC U.S. equity futures slipped in early Thursday trade after the FOMC decided to increase the size of QE3 to $85 billion of monthly purchases, up from $40 billion originally. In addition, the FOMC dropped its target date guidance for interest rates and adopted a threshold-...
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These QE3 ETF Plays Have Proven Durable
Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 1:52pm | 620Read More...On September 13, the Federal Reserve announced it would engage in additional purchases of mortgage-backed securities while pledging to keep interest rates low through at least mid-2015. That amounted to the third round of quantitative easing so many traders and investors were dying to hear about...
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Is the Table Set for the Next Financial Crisis?
Monday, September 17, 2012 - 3:24pm | 961Read More...Last week, the Federal Reserve announced its third-round of quantitative easing, whereby the bank essentially prints money and then buys assets with it in order to add liquidity to the financial system and bring down interest rates. The ultimate goal of this monetary policy tool is to spur economic...
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Benzinga Market Primer, Monday September 17
Monday, September 17, 2012 - 8:07am | 884Read More...U.S. equity futures fell in early Monday trading after weakness in Chinese markets reverberated globally and sent investors into risk-off mode. After the U.S. announced it was prepared to file new charges against China to the World Trade Organization over cars and auto parts. Also, Australian...
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Barron's Recap (9/15/12): Top 40 Wealth Managers for the Super Rich
Monday, September 17, 2012 - 7:13am | 881Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: the annual ranking of the top 40 wealth managers, and the prospects for Nordstrom, Iron Mountain, Compass Minerals and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. Cover Story "Best of Breed" by Karen Hube. Barron's ranking of the top 40 wealth managers for the...
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Barron's Recap (8/18/12): Pipeline to 6 Percent Payouts
Monday, August 20, 2012 - 11:23am | 859Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: investing in master limited partnerships, the Paul Ryan effect, and the prospects for Waste Management, Swatch, Prosafe and Investors Bancorp. Cover Story "High Energy Income" by Dimitra DeFotis. One single investment -- the master limited partnership (MLP) --...
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Benzinga Market Primer, Wednesday August 1
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 6:55am | 859Read More...U.S. equity futures rose early Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate and policy decision later in the afternoon. Also, data out of China showed that the manufacturing sector continued to expand in June despite the global slowdown. The official manufacturing PMI missed estimates...
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Market Astrology: Another Economic Downturn?
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 1:41pm | 420Read More...Going forward into May there are several key astrological events that could have an impact on the markets, creating more downside pressure. In Mid-March there was a very powerful grand trine that helped to propel the markets to a new high on April 2nd. The planets Jupiter and Venus conjoin in...
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Barron's Recap (4/7/12): A Look at Legg Mason, and Are the 1% Paying Their Fair Share?
Sunday, April 8, 2012 - 11:01am | 1037Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: this quarter's mutual fund feature is on Legg Mason, the chances of Q3 dwindle, data suggest the 1% are paying their fair share of taxes, Icahn is beating the S&P 500 again, and could the U.S. become the world's largest exporter of liquid natural gas? Cover...
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Harry Dent Thinks QE3 Will Come Late in the Summer
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 12:38pm | 157Read More...Earlier, on CNBC, Harry Dent appeared to give his outlook on the market in the coming months. Dent is famed for having predicted the roaring market in the late 90s and the crash of 2008, although he has been criticized for being too extreme in his calls. Dent stated that QE3 was likely come later...
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More ETFs For QE3 (XHB, XES, FXA)
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - 11:14am | 720Read More...It's beginning to feel a lot like QE3 everywhere you go. Pilfering lines from Christmas classics aside, seriously, there have been hints that the market might yet be treated to another round of quantitative easing courtesy of the Federal Reserves. The hints are there, one just needs to know where...
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Gold, Silver Take a Dive as No QE3 In Sight
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 4:58pm | 235Read More...The gold futures took a huge dive earlier today after the Fed chairman, Ben Bernanke's, congressional testimony. Bernanke did not give any signals that the Fed would be considering any new easing to accelerate the economic growth in the United States, which sent the U.S. dollar and PowerShares DB...
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ETFs For QE3: More Than Just GLD
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 2:53pm | 653Read More...Comments by San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams today serve as a reminder that another round of quantitative easing remains at the Fed's disposal should the U.S. economy start to falter. Williams appears to be a fan of buying mortgage-backed securities, but how many fans will...
