November 23, 2019
“Rock-bottom interest rates have pumped up stock prices, knocked down mortgage rates and supported the creation of countless unicorns in Silicon Valley. Savers, on the other hand, have been crushed by near-zero rates.Some of those savers penalized by the Federal Reserve’s… Continue Reading…
November 11, 2019
“The New York Fed added $115.14 billion to financial markets via temporary operations on Thursday. The liquidity additions came in two parts. One was an overnight repurchase agreement with eligible banks totaling $80.14 billion, and the other was via a… Continue Reading…
November 4, 2019
“Guyana, a country of about 780,000 which shares a border with Brazil, Suriname and Venezuela in the northeast of South America, will see economic growth of 86% in 2020, according to the IMF. That’s up from 4.4% in 2019. Such an explosive expansion of… Continue Reading…
October 28, 2019
“Marc Chandler, chief market strategist at Bannockburn, discusses his expectation for three more interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve and the state of the U.S. dollar. He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” (Source: Bloomberg)…” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-10-28/fed-to-cut-three-more-times-as-economy-is-rolling-over-chandler-video If you click the link… Continue Reading…
October 16, 2019
“…Most investors are not even aware of the full extent to which the leveraged loan markets are threatening the general economy. In fact, most investors might not even know what a “leveraged loan is. A leveraged loan is a loan… Continue Reading…
October 15, 2019
” Egypt’s economy is expected to grow 5.9% in the year ending in June, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday — unchanged from its April forecast but below the government’s target of 6% to 7%… In its World Economic… Continue Reading…
October 14, 2019
“The Federal Reserve Bank of New York added $82.7 billion to the financial system Friday, using the market for repurchase agreements, or repo, to relieve funding pressure in money markets. Banks asked for $21.15 billion in 6-day loans, all of… Continue Reading…
October 9, 2019
“American financial experts may be worried about trade wars, tariffs and talk of a recession, but ask a small-town banker and economic conditions are pretty good. Across the United States, people are building and buying homes. Small businesses are borrowing money to… Continue Reading…
October 1, 2019
“The Federal Reserve Bank of New York added $63.5 billion to the financial system Monday, using the market for repurchase agreements, or repo, to relieve funding pressure in money markets…” https://www.wsj.com/articles/fed-adds-63-5-billion-to-financial-system-in-repo-transaction-11569846438
September 24, 2019
“The New York Federal Reserve Bank said Friday it will inject billions into the US financial plumbing on a daily basis for the next three weeks in an effort to prevent a spike in short-term interest rates. The Fed will… Continue Reading…
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