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Fed Up Friday: Sept. 24 – 30

The Fed wasn’t immune from the political spectacle that was the Presidential debate on Monday. After that, Yellen had to answer even more criticisms from the nation’s financial regulation. “The Fed is being more political than Secretary Clinton”— Trump In Monday’s much-awaited presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, there were many contentious topics […]

Yellen Dodges Questions on Interest Rates and Political Motives

On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen testified before the House Financial Services Committee on financial regulation. The Fed Chair took criticism from both sides, with Democrats and Republicans criticizing the regulatory body for doing too much and for doing too little. Among the topics was the over-reach of Dodd-Frank, breaking up “too big to […]

Fed Up Friday: Sept. 17 – 23

In light of the Fed rate hike news finally dropping this week, we can start looking ahead to the rest of the year. It’s a great time to be Fed Up with the election looming and global central banks making moves to preserve their economic health into next year. Fed Holds Interest Rates “For the […]

What Retirement Fund is Best for Buying Precious Metals?

Many investors wonder whether they can use their retirement funds for buying physical precious metals. It’s important for those who want to diversify their portfolios and reap the wealth-retention benefits of gold and silver. The answer depends mostly on what type of retirement fund you have.

High Gold Prices Stimulating Recycling Jump in India

India has traditionally been one of the largest gold markets on the planet, second only to China. However, the high price of the yellow metal is threatening India’s status as a leading importer of gold. Indian gold bazaars are the common places of exchange, and lately, their owners have seen a mass movement of people […]

Fed Up Friday: Sept 10 – 16

If this week’s any indication, it seems as if the Fed is a divided house. Former dovish members are now suggesting tightening while others want to stay the course of QE and low interest rates.  What’s more, the Fed itself is likely to become a political football if Donald Trump has his way. The Republican presidential nominee […]

Brainard Comments Push Likelihood of Rate Hike to December

The drama at the Fed continues to unfold after another high-ranking official, Governor Lael Brainard, expressed comments suggesting the US economy was still too vulnerable for a rate hike. At this point, the governing body seems divided about the health of the economy, which seems odd given their self-proclaimed “data dependency”. Either the data is […]

Fed President Comments Send Stock Markets Diving for Cover

Last Friday the stock market tanked following another monetary policy maker’s statements about interest rates. It seems investors are, yet again, willing to believe the Fed intends to raise interest rates despite the reality of a bad economy. Policy makers continue to keep the idea of rate hikes alive despite the knowledge they are powerless […]

Fed Up Friday: Sept. 3 – Sept. 9

It seems like a long time has passed since all the hawkish talk from the Fed after the jobs report came out. That’s probably because this week has seen mounting evidence that a rate hike before December, or possibly even 2017, is now highly unlikely. Learn more about it in this week’s Fed Up Friday. […]

Low College Enrollment Sign of Education Bubble

Another bad US economic indicator is becoming a focus for economic policy makers. Last month at the economic symposium at Jackson Hole, Janet Yellen said, “As a society, we should explore ways to raise productivity growth … improving our educational system and investing more in worker training.” Yellen is referring here to the production efficiency […]