In 1996, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan had an exchange with Janet Yellen, then a member of the Fed’s Board of Governors, that presaged a major — and, I think, ill-advised — change in the central bank’s approach to managing the economy. mais 132 palavras
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What Do Rising Interest Rates Mean For You?
Can you borrow money to buy stock? From a bank, no. But there are alternate ways to obtain funds for investing in stocks.
You may hear from time to time that banks do not loan money for stock trading. mais 85 palavras
What A Bunch Of Idiots!?
Tell me this isn’t crazy…
A few days ago the creator of the most famous consumer ‘credit score’ in the United States announced a major overhaul in how it rates borrowers. mais 143 palavras
The Economics Quarterly: October 2018
Note: In previous quarterly (and monthly) articles, the time frame depicted in graphs was January 1st, 2002 to the date the article was written. This was due entirely to the fact that 2002 was 15 years before the original article, and, for consistency, that date was used for subsequent articles. mais 716 palavras
Your Money and/or Your Health?
“The black moment is the moment when the real message of transformation is going to come. At the darkest moment comes the light.” ~ James Campbell… mais 505 palavras
3% Growth, If We Can Keep It
Can economic growth from tax reform and deregulation stand up to the headwinds from higher interest rates, tariffs and perhaps a Democratic Congress? That’s the question we take away from Friday’s strong but somewhat disappointing report on economic growth in the third quarter. mais 829 palavras
Is the Fed Right About Hiking Rates?
The timing and the rhetoric are strange, but the Fed is thinking about the long-term
President Trump isn’t a fan of current Federal Reserve policy, specifically about raising rates too fast or too much.
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