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 By Prieur du Plessis, on August 25th, 2010 posted in: Economy, US  4 people had their say - chime in!
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“The 10-year T-Note is currently yielding 2.5%, and the Fed’s latest quantitative easing initiative is becoming counterproductive to its stated purpose of trying to stimulate the economy by encouraging more risk taking, i.e. private capital utilization seeking attractive returns on investment opportunities. The issue is that Mr Ben Bernanke and the Fed governors, although great academics, have failed to take account of how traders and financial markets impact and take advantage of Fed policy,” said Dian Chu in this guest post. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) How to Win Bernanke's War on Savers with a 19% Yield (Money Morning, 1/18/12) Out of Answers, Federal Reserve Can Only Offer Empty Rhetoric (Money Morning, 12/13/11) North Dakota Edges U.S. Closer to Energy Independence… and Double-Digit Returns in a Flat Market (Investment U, 12/7/11)
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“Markets are in a risk-off mode, and the US dollar usually rallies in these circumstances,” technical strategist Robin Griffiths told CNBC. [...] |
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