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Bernanke Plays a Little Slap and Tickle

Tweet -Ben warns even as things look better Just when things start to look up, Ben Bernanke gives us a little slap of reality, warning that things don’t look so rosy down the pike and a little tickle in the … Continue reading

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Which Is Right And Which Is An Illusion?

Tweet – What we can expect from 2012 Stocks opened up the first day of the New Year with a pretty good pop higher, leading many to pronounce that the problems of markets past are behind us. Add this to … Continue reading

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Santa Better Be Packing A Howitzer!

Tweet -Time fading for Christmas rally As the end of the year approaches, seasonal factors typically help boost the stock market. After all, the Christmas rally is one of the staples of Wall Street. However, if there is going to be … Continue reading

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It’s Party Time For Investors

Tweet -With more stimulus on the way, it’s time for the after-party If anyone was still wondering whether additional stimulus would help the stock market, the action of the last two days answers the question. The Minutes of the Federal … Continue reading

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The Markets Are In Limbo Again

Tweet The markets are in limbo again today, waiting to see if the Fed will initiate another Quantitative easing program to combat the slowing economy. My bet is that they will Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook … Continue reading

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Back to Economic Shrinkage

Tweet The economy is in trouble again, and nothing short of another round of Quantitative Easing from Bernanke and the Fed is going to satisfy the stock market. The economy does not need Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend … Continue reading

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QE Mini-Me

Tweet QE Mini-Me – The Federal Reserve’s new policy following QE2 of an easier quantitative easing program by continuing to reinvest the interest and proceeds of the existing bonds in the Fed’s portfolio. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend … Continue reading

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Keith Quoted In MarketWatch As Dow Ends Near 3-Year High

Tweet Keith Springer, president of Springer Financial Advisors in Sacramento, Calif., said the U.S. stock market was “still running on the sugar high” from Bernanke’s comments Wednesday. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share … Continue reading

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Market Brief – Earnings surprises continue… but for how long?

Tweet Earnings continue to push stocks higher, as Intel, Qualcom, GE and McDonalds, to name just a few, all reported earnings better than expected. Clearly the Quantitative easing programs are working. After all, $14 trillion in stimulus had better do … Continue reading

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What Happens When The Party’s Over?

Tweet -The end of QE2 creates a real dilemma The Fed’s in a pickle. Keep up with QE2, QE3 or another stimulus by another name and risk runaway inflation. End it, and risk the collapse of the economy which very … Continue reading

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