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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 08-22-2000 06:38 PM
 
As expected, the Fed decided to leave interest rates unchanged at 6.5% this afternoon. The Fed did announce that it still believes the current environment creates risks for future inflation and that it will maintain its bias. (CNNfn) http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2000/08/22/economy/fomc/ |
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KeithG |
posted 08-22-2000 05:46 PM
I think tomorrow should be an interesting day for gauging where the markets (Nasdaq in particular) will be going. The Fed has given carte blanche for the next several months, given the fact that they don't like to act during the meat of the election in order to avoid seeming politicized. So, through the end of November, the Fed is off the map. The Nasdaq has had a nice little run going, but the sell-off today after the announcement means that might have just been people buying ahead of the news. I think that if the market is strong tomorrow, it is a good sign that people believe that the slowing economy isn't going to kill earnings next quarter and a soft landing is coming. If there is negativity, it is likely that investors are still spooked and we won't see a concerted move forward any time soon. |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 08-21-2000 06:42 PM
The slowdown is for real: previous skeptics are now confident that the cooling economy means no interest-rate hike. (source: CNNfn) http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2000/08/21/economy/fed/ |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 08-18-2000 05:52 PM
In brief: - The U.S. trade deficit hit its second record in four months in June, rising to $30.62 billion, according to a government report released Friday. |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 08-18-2000 11:10 AM
In brief: - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose for a third straight week, zooming past the level that is viewed as signaling very tight labor markets. |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 08-16-2000 06:31 PM
Inflation remained in check in July, whereas housing starts were weaker than expected. Consumer prices advanced at a 0.2% pace, and the core rate, excluding food and energy costs, also rose 0.2%. Both figures were in line with analysts' expectations. Separately, the Commerce Department reported that July housing starts declined 3.3% to a 1.512 million annual pace, countering economists' forecasts. (source: CNNfn) http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2000/08/16/economy/economy |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 08-15-2000 06:15 PM
Oil futures closed below $32 a barrel after rallying throughout most of Tuesday's session, as uncertainty over this afternoon's data on U.S. petroleum supplies continued to cause nervousness among investors. (source: MarketWatch) http://www.marketwatch.com/archive/20000815/news/current/crude.htx In brief: |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 08-14-2000 06:22 PM
A serious economic chill is blowing toward consumers this coming winter: Higher natural-gas prices could boost heating bills more than 50% as a result of a precarious supply situation, raging consumption and several years of lackluster North American production. (source: MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.com/news/445855.asp |
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ag8ion |
posted 08-12-2000 03:24 PM
Insider Selling Continues at a Torrid Pace according to this report at Jim Shepherd's site. http://www.jasmts.com/visitor/ |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 08-11-2000 05:57 PM
Retail sales rose at a faster-than-expected pace in July, but a measure of wholesale prices, the PPI, indicated that inflationary pressures remain in check, government reports released Friday showed. (source: CNNfn) http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2000/08/11/economy/economy/ Japan's central bank, displaying its independence in the face of intense political pressure to avoid applying even the slightest brake on the country's fragile economic recovery, decided Friday it's safe to nudge interest rates higher for the first time in 10 years. (source: MarketWatch) http://www.marketwatch.com/archive/20000811/news/current/japan_rates.htx In an era of unprecedented, technology-fueled growth, a soft landing of the economy has emerged as the Holy Grail of U.S. policy makers. But some economists seem to wonder why there needs to be a landing at all. (source: MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.com/news/444701.asp |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 08-10-2000 05:51 PM
In brief: - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose for a second straight week but still remained at a level indicating that labor markets remain extremely tight. |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 08-09-2000 06:17 PM
The U.S. economy showed signs of slowing in June and July but labor markets were tight, forcing firms to raise pay and to find creative ways to entice workers, the Federal Reserve's Beige Book said Wednesday. (source: Washington Post) http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63310-2000Aug9.html |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 08-08-2000 06:51 PM
U.S. worker productivity picked up the pace in the second quarter, almost tripling its advance from the first three months of the year and helping lower overall wage costs for employers, a government report released Tuesday showed. (source: CNNfn) http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2000/08/08/economy/economy/ |
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InvestorGuide Weekly Administrator |
posted 08-07-2000 11:26 AM
The driving force behind the high U.S. economic growth rates that continue to astound the experts is consumer spending. In fact, such is the exuberance of American consumers that the growth in their spending is outpacing the growth in their income. But with savings going down, where are capital investments coming from? Abroad, as this columnist explains. (source: MarketWatch) http://www.marketwatch.com/archive/20000801/news/current/erdman.htx |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 08-04-2000 05:42 PM
The number of jobs in the U.S. economy decreased in July at the sharpest level in nearly a decade, as the new hires in the private sector couldn't make up for the layoff of census workers by the government, a government report revealed Friday. The Labor Department report also revealed that employers paid higher-than-expected wages last month. (source: Washington Post) http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36183-2000Aug4.html A bearish scenario from an analyst who has been on the money recently. (source: theStreet.com) http://www.thestreet.com/funds/strategies/1027380.html |
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