Jackson Hole

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is many things, but magician is not one of them, and there is little to no chance that he announces a third round of quantitative easing tomorrow. Bloomberg is out with an article today discussing why Bernanke may in fact forego a third round of quantitative...

If Ben Bernanke is going to be Superman on Friday, he needs to prescribe some medicine for the good doctor. Dr. Copper that is. Strong copper is the lifeblood of a strong economy, there is no doubt about that. Copper is used in industrial production, and the higher copper prices are, generally...

It's going to be a long week with market observers deferring predictions until Fed Chairman Bernanke delivers his Jackson Hole speech on Friday. Between now and then economists and analysts will be trying to second-guess the likelihood and the impact of a third wave of quantitative easing. Optimism...

Friday, August 26. Jackson Hole, Wyoming. For a place renowned for its beauty, peace and serenity, Friday will be one of the busiest, and perhaps the most important day in the history of this small, historic, skiing and fly-fishing resort. Of course, this is where the Federal Reserve's annual...

The key event in central banking, and certainly the mind of the markets, for this week will be Ben Bernanke's "Jackson Hole speech" scheduled to take place Friday the 26th of August at 10am ET.  The regular event is where US Federal Reserve C... Go to http://SwingTradingDaily.com for full article...

PIMCO's Bill Gross said the reason Treasury yields have touched and moved past 60 year lows is very simple. It's highly likely the United States is in a recession. Gross was on Reuters Insider television to discuss the likelihood of the recession. "It is increasingly apparent to us that...

Yesterday stocks soared on what the Federal Reserve had to say, as it intends to leave rates alone until at least mid-2013 due to a weak economy. For about 30 minutes, the equity markets jumped, then plunged, then sputtered around, until Goldman Sachs came out and saved the day, at least for a...

PIMCO's Bill Gross just tweeted the big news of the day. Gross said that the next Jackson Hole meeting, which is scheduled for August, will likely hint at a third round of quantitative easing, as well as interest rate caps. Yesterday, I discussed a possibility of a third round of quantitative...