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US investors andamp; small shareholders are fools - At least US Fed Reserve Thinks So

Nirav — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:41:59 +0000

The US Federal Reserve is leaving up to its expectations once again. This time it has spelt in no uncertain terms that it considers all US investors and small shareholders not more than a bunch of fools! What else can you conclude from the...

American recovery hopes face challenge

Craig — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:22:59 +0000

The imminent recovery of the American economy appeared less than certain yesterday after the latest results from the US Federal Reserve’s survey of regional economic performance. In spite of signs in recent weeks that the US economy could be...

2 Japanese Carrying $134 Billion In U.S. Bonds Detained In Italy

Pankaj — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:45:15 +0000

Two Japanese nationals were detained by Italian financial police last week after trying to enter Switzerland with $134 billion worth of undeclared U.S. bonds, mostly Treasury bonds, an Italian daily said...

Why I Am Thankful (Part 1)

Rudolf — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:57:14 +0000

I am thankful that Americans elected Barack Obama President and by doing so bailed out billions world wide who were languishing in domed obscurity. I am thankful that I do not have to quote Friedrich Nietzsche for people to pay me any...

4 Questions Can Unravel 9/11 And Expose America’s Plan For Pakistan

Noureen Nr — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:34:06 +0000

Every Pakistani must read this article. If you want to uncover the American lie that Pakistan is a haven for Al Qaeda, which is not, just confront any U.S. official with these four questions and challenge them to an answer They won’t. Or they...

Big Government to the Rescue — Is it Necessary?

Sebastien — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:15:51 +0000

It seemed as if the global economy were headed for the kind of crash we haven’t seen since 1929. All the elements for a great financial meltdown and economic depression were in place last week—choked-off credit lines, massively leveraged...

Fed rate dips to 3percent

Arpita Mukherjee — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:01:46 +0000

The Fed has become rather agile reacting quickly to any signs of further downturn in the US economy. In keeping with the current trend of monetary activism, the Federal Reserve has further reduced the Fed rate by half basis point to 3%. This rate...

Prevalent access to credit not always good, says Fed chief

Balendu — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:50:17 +0000

Reacting to the recent subprime-mortgage crisis the Federal resrve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, has said that a 30-year-old U.S. law requiring banks to serve their communities` credit needs must evolve. Speaking in a Fed Community Affairs...

Fed rate cut pulls down US stock prices

Arpita Mukherjee — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:31:27 +0000

The Federal Reserve cut the Fed rate or the main interest rate by 25 basic points on Tuesday to 4.25%. Contrary to the expectations of most investors, the Fed did not reduce the bank rate by 50 basic points. A disappointed equity market responded...

Former US Fed chief Alan Greenspan joins world's biggest bond fund as consultant

Balendu — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:32:12 +0000

Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the US Federal Reserve and a well-known specialist on interest rate policy, has been roped in as a consultant by the operator of the world’s biggest bond fund, the Allianz-owned Pacific Investment...