The release of the Non-Farm Payroll Report for November along with the latest inflation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics placed further into question the Federal Reserve’s free money policy. The spate of less bad news on the economy and increases in certain price levels has brought some of the bond vigilantes back from [...]
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Why the Fed Will Be Sidelined in 2010
December 22nd, 2009 by HardMoney Writer
Tags: bank lending, central bank, Federal Reserve, hard money, interest rates, investors, lender, loan, Mortgage Backed Securities, mortgage issuance, mortgage loan, real estate
more...Is This Your Last Chance to Buy Precious Metals Cheaply?
December 2nd, 2009 by HardMoney Writer
Long-term investors and analysts alike are siding with precious metals, virtually exclaiming that a surge in precious metal prices is in the future. These investors are finding that today’s high inflation, excessive government bailouts, and incredibly low interest rates are a perfect mix for higher silver prices.
Leading Voices
Two notable names have been driving home [...]
Tags: interest rates, investors
U.S. Dollar Carry Trade
November 19th, 2009 by HardMoney Writer
When Bad News is Good News
For the logically inclined, the action in the stock markets these days must be a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.
That’s how backwards things must appear as the unemployment rate goes higher and the markets jump right along with it. It makes no logical sense.
In fact if you [...]
Tags: bad news, dollar lower, good news, interest rates, tax cuts
Moneyfacts: 1 in 10 variable rates reduced
November 5th, 2009 by HardMoney Writer
Despite the base rate of interest remaining the same since March, one in ten banks has reduced their variable savings rates, according to Moneyfacts.
Currently, 48.8 per cent of all variable-rate accounts pay the bank rate or less and 22.8 per cent pay customers 0.1 per cent on their savings.
In the last month, 3.9 per cent [...]
Tags: bank rate, interest rates, investments, moneyfacts