The Federal Reserve is scheduled on Tuesday to buy Treasurys targeting maturities between June 30, 2013, and Nov. 30, 2014. Get the full story »
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Fed stands pat on bond repurchase plans
The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Tuesday the economic recovery was still too slow to bring down unemployment, reaffirming its commitment to purchase $600 billion in bonds to stimulate growth and create jobs.
In a statement that contained remarkably little acknowledgment of a recent uptick in the economic data, the Fed characterized the U.S. expansion as “continuing,” a modest upgrade from its November description of the recovery as “slow.” Get the full story »
Palin to call on Fed to ‘cease, desist’ bond buys
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is deeply concerned about the Federal Reserve’s plan to buy $600 billion worth of U.S. bonds to boost the economy, placing the former vice presidential candidate in line with Germany in questioning U.S. monetary policy.
Palin is expected to demand that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke “cease and desist” the stimulus injection, according to National Review Online, which said it obtained snippets of Palin’s prepared remarks scheduled for Monday before a trade association in Phoenix. Get the full story »
Fed easing to hit savers, pensioners
The Federal Reserve’s latest move to help the U.S. economy recover could punish pensioners and other long-term savers at the expense of helping large borrowers such as major corporations.
There’s also scant evidence to suggest that the move will help reduce unemployment, since U.S. companies are benefiting from record-low borrowing rates while the jobless rate remains stuck near 10 percent. Get the full story »
Fed easing: Analysts expected up to $1 trillion
MarksJarvis on Money | The Federal Reserve, as expected, announced Wednesday that it would continue to buy bonds and the government would print money to make this possible. It’s called “quantitative easing.” But the Fed did not go as far as was widely expected. Some had anticipated the Fed purchasing as much as $1 trillion. Here are some reactions:
– No change in assessment of current environment, dimensions of QE2 slightly light of expectations; with additional easing course in place, policy bias returns to balance.
CBOE Volatility Index falls to lowest level since Apr.
U.S. stocks could see big swings to the downside next week on any remotely “bad” news since volatility indexes are at levels considered too low.
The Chicago Board of Options Exchange Volatility Index, a gauge widely used to measure investors’ anxiety levels, fell 2.54 percent on Friday to close at 18.78, its lowest level since April. The VIX, which rose to near 50 in May, has been around or under 20 for the past two weeks. Investors also will face a blizzard of earnings, which many analysts believe will continue to support the rally that began early this month. But any disappointments in either earnings or outlooks could, of course, trigger a sharp sell-off. Get the full story »
