Tag: Fed bond buying
Is The Commodity Bull Market Finished?
Last week, I wrote an article asking whether it was time to worry about stocks. The topic was sparked by the recent selloff in the major indices. However, maybe the question I should have been asking is should be worrying about commodities As much as the stock market has gotten hit lately, commodities have been […]
Is It Time To Worry About Stocks?
Its been a tough week for stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 are both down around 3.5% during that span. The Russell 2000 a good indicator of small caps has held up a little better, but its still down 3.3% over the same period. So what gives? Isnt the […]
QE3: Who Are The Winners And Losers?
Last week I wrote about what could be in store for the stock market if a fresh round of stimulus (QE3) was announced. And, right on cue, the Fed came through with a new, massive bond buying program. In a nutshell, the Fed is implementing open ended bond buying that includes purchasing $40 billion per […]
Will QE3 Begin Today? Does It Matter?
Todays a big day a day the market has been waiting for since before the summer began. Of course, today the Fed is expected to announce a third round of bond purchases, otherwise known as QE3. In fact, two-thirds of economists in a Bloomberg survey believe the Fed will announce QE3 today. The same […]
Should The US Bail Out Europe?
If youre investing in todays markets, theres a good chance youre paying attention to whats going on in Europe. The European debt crisis is the main reason behind the markets direction these days. Even penny stocks are moving on headline news from the other side of the Atlantic. Who wouldve thought that possible? And the […]
