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Financial Roadmap: The Week Ahead September 2 to 5, 2008
Financial Options | August 30th 2008 by Tom Hanna
The first week of the month is always a busy one for economic indicator releases and this week it will all be pushed into four days. After relatively strong housing reports and an impressive showing in the 2nd quarter GDP report last week, Fed watch read more
Where Europe Is Today
Wall Street Workbook | August 26th 2008 by Andrew Taylor
We're still in the middle of a substantial financial turmoil,according to Axel Weber of the European Central Bank's Governing Council,and it's very hard to say there's light at the end of the tunnel.Firms have to be competitive in any environment.The read more
Into the Euro-zone
Wall Street Workbook | August 26th 2008 by Andrew Taylor
Axel Weber,President of the Deutsche Bundesbank,the German central bank,and a member of the European Central Bank's Governing Council,has been reflecting on the ECB's July .25 increase in its key interest rate.Our argument was,we saw a substantial ri read more
ECB Holds Steady
International Daybook | August 13th 2008 by Andrew Taylor
The European Central Bank has held its key interest rate steady,having raised it a quarter of a percent in July.Jean-Claude Trichet,head of the ECB,said that there are upside risks to price stability over the medium term.The data underpin the July ra read more
ECB Holds Rates Steady, but Growth Concerns are Beginning to Supp…
Jutia Group | August 8th 2008
After boosting its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point on July 3, the European Central Bank (ECB) may be forced to reverse course and cut rates sooner than it planned, as slow growth is beginning to trump concerns about… read more
Sure Dollar Pushes Back Against Euro
Online Trading, investing, and banking | August 8th 2008 by newtrading
As knowing, European Central Bank decided interest rate to 4.25% was widely expected Thursday, followed by a question and answer meeting, growth signal in the euro zone was weaker. A source in forbes said that “A European Central Bank rate hike read more
Decision Week
Wall Street Workbook | August 5th 2008 by Andrew Taylor
This week several central banks are making interest rate decisions.Today at 2:15 PM Eastern,the Federal Reserve issues its decision.On Thursday,the European Central Bank and the Bank of England report their decisions.Markets could be moved by these e read more
Financial Roadmap: The Week Ahead August 4 to 8, 2008
Financial Options | August 4th 2008 by Tom Hanna
The economic indicators and scheduled events this week are all over the map with numbers due out in retail, wholesale, housing, manufacturing, consumer confidence and employment plus central bank announcements with potential to stir up Forex markets. read more
Federal Reserve Installs More Confidence
Busted: Bankers and the Digital Economy | July 30th 2008 by TNTalk
Rhetoric aside, tough times are clearly ahead in the eyes of the U.S. Federal Reserve system. Not one to be outdone, the Fed has moved to expand and strengthen confidence in the U.S. financial system. The Fed is adopting longer terms for banking inst read more
ECB celebrates 10th anniversary
Its all about the world | July 11th 2008 by srini
The European Central Bank celebrated its 10th anniversary in Frankfurt, Germany.German Chancellor Angela Merkel and top European Union officials gathered near the bank's home.The European Central Bank founded on June 1, 1998 with a mandat read more
Euro Counterfeit Notes Increase Through First Half of 2008
Coin News & Numismatic Articles | July 11th 2008 by Mike
The European Central Bank (ECB) reported an increase in counterfeit activity for the first half of 2008, which is on the heals of 2007’s latter half increase. 312,000 fake banknotes were removed from circulation representing an increase of 5.4 read more
Weak week!!
verysmartinvesting | July 3rd 2008 by Avi
This was a weak week, maybe it wasn't so bad being the first week in 3 when the Dow didn't decline more than 500 (due to a shortened time frame?). Today Dow was up 73 but I don't know how since there were only 2 (CVX & UTX) with gains of more tha read more
Markets mixed
verysmartinvesting | July 3rd 2008 by Avi
Markets were mixed, really down. Dow is up 74, but don't know how as none of the 30 are up as much as 1 & only 17 are in the green. Decliners are ahead of advancers 2-1, NAZ is about even & S&P 500 is under 1270, but up 5 to 1267. As e read more
Stocks at new yearly lows
verysmartinvesting | July 2nd 2008 by Avi
After a weak attempt at a morning rally, stocks were overwhelmed & suffered major losses. Dow declined 166 to 11,215, many call that official bearish territory. NYSE volume was 1.4B, a little lower than the last couple of days but it was consider read more
Asian stocks down
verysmartinvesting | July 1st 2008 by Avi
Asian & Australian stock markets are generally down, only Taiwan & Shanghai are showing gains & they're minor. The negative news on June sales for US automakers is dragging down stocks (such as Toyota, Honda, etc.) & makes investors read more
Markets start new quarter down
verysmartinvesting | July 1st 2008 by Avi
Markets continue in a negative mood. Dow is down 53, decliners over advancers 2-1 & NAZ is down 14. Overseas markets sold off on their first day of trading in the new quarter & it looks like the US may continue. Oil can be counted on for m read more
[OIL PRICES] OPEC Leader Khelil Says Dollar Will Drive Oil to $17…
energyBlog | June 29th 2008 by bajaenergyblog
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries President Chakib Khelil predicted that the price of oil will climb to $170 a barrel before the end of the year, citing the dollar's decline and political conflicts. ``Oil prices are expected to reach $17 read more
Trichet’s Risky Business
Analysis of Economies, Financial Markets and Stock Markets A… | June 19th 2008 by Nisarg Sutaria
Ten years after its founding, the European Central Bank has never faced a tougher challenge: How to reconcile its anti-inflationary mandate with the worrisome signs of economic slowdown in parts of Europe. ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet is hanging read more
Fed’s Power Grab
The Politicus | May 5th 2008 by James Cannon
Never mind it is the sole cause for the out-of-control credit crisis, due to the practice of fractional reserve banking and its policy of creating paper assets based on assumed interest-based profits from loaned money, it now wants the power to furth read more
May 2: The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels
10 Years Ago | May 2nd 2008 by Kerstin Klein
The European Central Bank Brussels EU read more
Euro-zone Assessment
International Daybook | April 30th 2008 by Andrew Taylor
Alex Patelis of Merrill Lynch(MER) says the Bank of England's new lending facility for banks is unprecedented.It is remarkable that they established it after having warned of the moral hazard of such a move.Mr.Patelis is relatively positive about the read more
Trade Group Tracks Pullback
Wall Street Workbook | February 12th 2008 by Andrew Taylor
A key measure of the performance of stores,banks,contractors and travel firms-the service sector-was sharply down for January.The Institute for Supply Management's non-manufacturing index registered a 44.6-well below the 50 that indicates growth.The read more
Murphy’s law for central banks
Analysis of Economies, Financial Markets and Stock Markets A… | February 4th 2008 by Nisarg Sutaria
The rule that when it comes to monetary policy if things can get more complicated, they will! Alan Greenspan puts it in his best selling book, The Age of Turbulence. “The Fed follows policies that seek to contain inflationary pressures beyond the c read more
Was this an overdue correction?
Analysis of Economies, Financial Markets and Stock Markets A… | January 24th 2008 by Nisarg Sutaria
Was it an unprecedented meltdown or an overdue correction? Some answers lie perhaps in determining the fair market value of India’s equity market. And one way to judge that is to look at the ratio of market capitalization to nominal GDP (Mcap/GDP), read more
Fed Curve Ball Gets Stock Market Out Of Tough Inning
Boom2Bust.com | January 23rd 2008 by Christopher E. Hill
Message to the Federal Reserve. Nice curve ball. Pre-empting a massive stock market plunge on Wall Street, an hour before trading was to begin yesterday the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points, the most in 23 years. As read more
Cyprus and Malta adopted EURO
Analysis of Economies, Financial Markets and Stock Markets A… | January 1st 2008 by Nisarg Sutaria
Cyprus and Malta are going for EURO currency as their national currency. read more
Central Banks Seek Growth
Wall Street Workbook | December 11th 2007 by Andrew Taylor
Central banks are cutting interest rates in hopes of sparking flagging economic growth.The Bank of Canada was first last week,cutting its overnight rate a quarter of a point,from 4.5 to 4.25.As late as July,the BOC was worried about inflation.Now it read more
Nice articles about US Dollar
Analysis of Economies, Financial Markets and Stock Markets A… | October 14th 2007 by Nisarg Sutaria
Fund sees move away from dollar-based commodities Dollar slump could help U.S. exports With the us dollar so low against nearly all currencies why does it continue to do well against the Yen? Dollar signs that point to foreign currency investing may read more
Weakening Dollar
Analysis of Economies, Financial Markets and Stock Markets A… | September 26th 2007 by Nisarg Sutaria
Weak Dollar : Who Benefits There’s an irony in the dollar’s recent hard times. In times of global financial panic, the U.S. is often seen as a safe haven, a place to flee from risk. Thus, “traditionally this would be a period that b read more
How Good is Fundamental Analysis of the Stock Markets?
Analysis of Economies, Financial Markets and Stock Markets A… | September 21st 2007 by Nisarg Sutaria
It is quite tricky to know to analyze and judge the analysis available of the stock markets with so much ease. Than why not everyone is making money? Reason? The parameters effect on analysis : The Influence of Random Events The Creation of Dubiou read more
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