Originally published December 23, 2013 at 12:56 PM | Page modified December 23, 2013 at 8:56 PM
NEW YORK — 2013 was a great year for the average investor, but few market strategists believe that 2014 will be anywhere near as good. The simple strategy of buying U.S. stocks, selling bonds and staying out of international markets isn’t going to […]
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank would introduce similar steps in its upcoming Federal Open Market Committee meetings. Bernanke said such reductions would continue if economic data continued to remain positive. He said the Fed would continue to maintain low borrowing rates in order to increase spending and propel growth. At the same time, such moves […]
Originally published December 23, 2013 at 5:45 AM | Page modified December 24, 2013 at 3:17 AM
NEW YORK — Stocks rose in quiet trading Monday as investors start to close the books on 2013.Apple helped lift technology stocks after the company reached a deal to sell the iPhone to China’s largest wireless carrier.The market has been moving broadly […]
Ben Bernanke’s gift to the markets on Wednesday December 18, 2013 in my review was really no big surprise. What would have been a surprise was an announcement that in the coming year the Fed was actually going to move to a neutral monetary policy. But, as I stated in my last article, “now is not the time to exit […]
What Does QE Tapering Really Mean? What Will the Stock Market Do?
Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Dec 22, 2013 – 10:18 AM GMTBy: John_Mauldin
Now that we have begun tapering, we will soon see lots of analysis about whether QE has been effective. What will the stock market do? The US […]
by FS Staff“So the Fed kept filling up the punch bowl and instead of going into inflation of goods prices, it went into an inflation of asset prices. That’s inflation in the same way, but it’s not called inflation. So if the stock market goes up and doubles, we don’t say, ‘Oh, my God-there’s been inflation!’ Or, if housing prices […]
Stocks ended nearly flat, as investors took a breather after yesterday’s bull run. Meanwhile the Dow finished at new record high for the second consecutive day. Trading volumes for the day remained low. The energy sector was the biggest gainer among the S&P 500 industry groups while utilities stocks incurred maximum losses.For a look at the issues currently facing the […]
“So the Fed kept filling up the punch bowl and instead of going into inflation of goods prices, it went into an inflation of asset prices. That’s inflation in the same way, but it’s not called inflation. So if the stock market goes up and doubles, we don’t say, ‘Oh, my God—there’s been inflation!’ Or, if housing prices double, we […]
Get Forex buy/sell signals directly to your email and by SMS. To learn more click hereGold markets fell below the $1200 level during the session on Thursday, triggering what could be a longer-term signal. We believe that if the $1200 level was broken, that the market would continue lower, probably as low as $1000 before it was all said and […]
Stocks moved higher on Wednesday, even after a reduction in monetary stimulus measures was announced by the Federal Reserve. The Fed said it was certain the economy was strong enough so that it could effect a modest taper to its stimulus program. The Dow and S&P 500 also finished at new record highs on the day. All the sectors in […]
