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The Motley Fool October 5, 2007 Seth Jayson |
Quick Take: Hair-Trigger Ben and the Pointless Rate Cut Ben Bernanke and the Fed cut rates by half a point last month when the jobs report showed a loss of 4,000 jobs for August. However, the Labor Department's latest figures add up to an 89,000-job gain for that time. |
U.S. Banker June 2011 Mark R. Pawlak |
Sizing Up the Labor Force A drop in unemployment is typically associated with growth in the labor force. But in the current market, that's not happening, which makes the Fed's job more difficult. |
The Motley Fool April 27, 2011 Housel & Moscovitz |
Live Blog: Bernanke's First Press Conference The Fed speaks. |
BusinessWeek May 21, 2007 James C. Cooper |
U.S.: Job Markets Will Decide The Fed's Next Move The low jobless rate, despite slower growth, heightens the inflation threat. |
The Motley Fool September 7, 2007 Seth Jayson |
Wall Street Gets Its Wish Will the lackluster jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics get the Fed's attention, and maybe scare it into a quarter or half-point cut? |
BusinessWeek August 20, 2007 James C. Cooper |
The Fed Won't Give The Markets A Break Amid inflation pressures, Bernanke isn't ready for a preemptive rate cut. |
The Motley Fool January 7, 2012 Dari FitzGerald |
Unemployment, by the Numbers Surprising news from the unemployment line. |
The Motley Fool September 18, 2007 Seth Jayson |
Quick Take: Bad Day for E*Trade The online broker's Web site stopped working shortly after the Fed cut interest rates, due to high-volume. |
The Motley Fool November 21, 2007 Seth Jayson |
Back-Rub Ben and the Feel-Good Fed The latest Federal Reserve minutes imply the motivation for the interest rate cut was to soothe jittery markets. |
BusinessWeek February 18, 2010 Rich Miller |
Interest Rate Tightening: It's All in the Timing Details are emerging on how the Fed will tighten credit. But Congress really wants to know whether it will happen before the fall elections. |
BusinessWeek November 20, 2006 James C. Cooper |
U.S.: Strong Labor Markets Put The Fed On The Spot Weak productivity and rising labor costs could force more rate hikes. |
Finance & Development September 2010 Ceyda Oner |
Back to Basics: What Constitutes Unemployment? Earlier this year, the International Labor Office announced that global unemployment last year reached the highest level on record. More than 200 million people, 7 percent of the global workforce, were looking for jobs in 2009. |
BusinessWeek February 10, 2011 Rich Miller |
An Inflation Dove Rises at the Fed Janet Yellen is serving as vice-chair of a Fed under siege |
The Motley Fool September 18, 2007 Tim Hanson |
The Best Thing to Happen to Stocks This Year The Fed decides to cut the federal funds rate 50 basis points, all the way down to 4.75%. The entire market jumped on the news. Investors, what does the cut really mean for your stocks? |
The Motley Fool April 30, 2011 John Spence |
Gold ETF Surges 2% to End Week as Bernanke Speaks The yellow metal continues its rally as economic uncertainty persists. |
The Motley Fool December 16, 2009 Alyce Lomax |
Bernanke's the Man (of the Year)? Would you name the Fed Chief 2009's Person of the Year? |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2011 Housel & Moscovitz |
Live Blog: Bernanke on the Economy The boss talks. |
The Motley Fool August 30, 2007 Seth Jayson |
The Bad Good News The Federal Reserve Bank is standing firm on its decision to not drop interest rates at this time, indicating its belief that overall, the economy is not doing that badly. Investors, watch for opportunities if the markets do take a downturn in their move back towards equilibrium. |
BusinessWeek August 13, 2009 James C. Cooper |
Business Outlook: Why Inflation Fears Are Unfounded The Fed will have plenty of time to reverse its huge stimulus, as unused labor and production capacity prevent price pressures from building. |
The Motley Fool August 25, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
Bernanke Is Sentenced to 4 More Years President Obama announced his nomination of "Helicopter" Ben Bernanke to a second term as chairman of the Fed. Bernanke is game -- but is he the right choice? |
The Motley Fool January 21, 2011 Morgan Housel |
It's So Much Better (Or Worse) Than You Think Most of the economy isn't doing that bad. A small group is pulling the averages down. |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2010 Jennifer Schonberger |
Parsing the Fed's Statement: Experts Weigh In The Fed released some words; that means experts must analyze them. |
BusinessWeek June 3, 2010 Caroline Salas |
In Search of the Ideal Jobless Rate The U.S. Nairu, or natural rate of unemployment, may have drifted up to 7 percent, making the timing on tightening trickier for the Fed. |
BusinessWeek December 17, 2009 |
Mark Zandi: My Favorite Indicator Unemployment insurance is an accurate and timely barometer for the economy. |
The Motley Fool March 30, 2007 Seth Jayson |
Quick Take: Wall Street's Party Continues Bad news? Wall Street is ready to party. Investors need to make sure their portfolios won't be one of those that will need to be scraped off the bathroom tile. |
The Motley Fool July 9, 2008 Rich Duprey |
Getting Burned by Bernanke His proposal to expand the Fed's power might incinerate the economy. |
The Motley Fool September 19, 2007 Mac Greer |
Fool Video: The Fed Cut's Winners and Losers Which stocks will benefit from the Fed rate cut? This video discusses some Fed cut winners and losers. |
BusinessWeek August 13, 2007 James Mehring |
A Slower Speed Limit For The Economy? The second quarter produced solid economic growth, but there was also important news about revisions to real gross domestic product covering the past three years. |
BusinessWeek July 30, 2007 James C. Cooper |
Behind Bernanke's Picture Perfect Forecast The Fed still frets that inflation won't behave as policymakers expect. |
BusinessWeek June 23, 2011 Rich Miller |
What Now, Chairman Bernanke? Some economists and former Fed officials think Bernanke should rethink the central bank's wait-and-see policy as growth slows. |
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004 Robert J. Barro |
Why Are the Dems Griping About Jobs? As the election nears, a fair assessment is that the U.S. economy is actually doing well and that jobs are being created at a pretty fair clip. |
BusinessWeek August 21, 2006 James C. Cooper |
The Fed May Not Have Long To Catch Its Breath The trend in labor costs suggests it might need to resume hiking rates. |
The Motley Fool January 19, 2012 Dari FitzGerald |
Unemployment Claims at New Low Falling claims spark another market climb. |
BusinessWeek June 20, 2005 Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Weak Payrolls Mask A Tightening Job Market How companies handle rising labor costs will affect future inflation. |
BusinessWeek December 17, 2009 Rich Miller |
Business Outlook: When Growth Doesn't Pay the Bills The recession may be over, but with unemployment remaining stubbornly high, the U.S. could be facing the same jobless sclerosis that plagued Europe in the '80s |
Finance & Development September 2011 |
Unemployed in Europe European countries can take a number of steps to protect vulnerable groups from unemployment and help reduce income inequality. |
The Motley Fool June 6, 2008 Tom Hutchinson |
This Week in Banking Banking news: It was a roller-coaster in subprime land this past week. |
InternetNews March 27, 2006 Paul Shread |
Techs Edge Higher Ahead of Fed Tech stocks edged higher Monday ahead of the first Federal Reserve meeting under new chairman Ben Bernanke... Blue chips spent the day under water... Foundry Networks gained on an upgrade... etc. |
The Motley Fool August 30, 2010 Christopher Barker |
Decode Bernanke's Pivotal Message to Financial Markets Central bankers have a language all their own, and one Fool offers a translation |
IndustryWeek June 1, 2005 Michael K. Evans |
Evans On The Economy -- Can GM Survive? The automaker's biggest problem is labor costs, and the solution, ultimately, rests with its unions. Is GM on the way out, particularly after a string of recent disasters? Can, and will, union concessions save it? |
The Motley Fool September 6, 2007 Seth Jayson |
Ben's Tough Love for Wall Street The Fed announces that the economy is doing fine and expanding modestly, and the housing contagion seems mostly contained. This is good news, or bad news, depending on who you are. |
BusinessWeek February 26, 2007 James C. Cooper |
The Gray Area In The Fed's Blue-Sky Forecast Further rate increases may be needed to tame a spirited economy. |
BusinessWeek November 19, 2007 James C Cooper |
Tipped Toward Recession The Fed seems to think inflation-recession forces are in balance, but softening labor markets, tighter lending standards, and nearly $100-a-barrel oil say otherwise. |
Reason January 2006 Jeff A. Taylor |
The Gentle Persuader The Fed should be moving to a neutral stance on rates just as Greenspan leaves, which buys Bernanke time. But sooner or later the business cycle pendulum will swing back; it will be time to ease. |
InternetNews March 28, 2007 Paul Shread |
Bernanke Blasts Bulls Stocks fell Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke made it clear that inflation remains a big concern for the Fed... Accenture gained on strong results... VocalTec fell on its outlook... etc. |
Finance & Development December 2010 Sara Elder |
Youth for Hire The global economic crisis has led to the highest youth unemployment rates ever. |
The Motley Fool March 20, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Bear Bails Out Bernanke The Fed Chairman can't win. If he slashes rates, Bernanke is a bum. If he bails out an iconic investment banker, he's destroying our financial system. |
BusinessWeek May 21, 2009 James Cooper |
Business Outlook: The Fed Should Be in No Rush to Raise Rates Trading in the futures market already shows investors are betting the Fed will begin to lift its target interest rate within the coming year. But time is on Bernanke's side, and he won't want to jump the gun. |
The Motley Fool August 9, 2006 Mike Norman |
Deja Vu for Fed? Despite yesterday's announcement by the Fed, history says economy may wobble for a while. |
BusinessWeek August 20, 2007 Peter Coy |
The Bernanke Agenda The Fed chairman feels the pain of subprime borrowers and the Street, but he's got his priorities. |