http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com "How about capitalism, Ben Bernanke?" Jim Grant, Interest Rate Observer, Bloomberg Interview, 3/13/12 "A difference which makes no difference is no difference." William James, Philosopher   Macro-Trend Policies and Events ("Beta" for In... http://www.articlealley.com/http://deepcaster.articlealley.com/two-critical-investment-keys-going-forward-2421312.html 21st March 2012 Regardless of one’s opinion on Ben Bernanke, there is no denying the extraordinary impact he has had on the Federal Reserve since taking over as Chairman in 2006. A case can be made that the very nature and scope of the Fed has changed under Bernanke’... http://www.articlealley.com/http://www.articlealley.com/why-reshaping-the-federal-reserve-is-today-an-absolute-must-2356451.html 24th September 2011 There has been considerable debate over the last 12 months or so as to whether the US is moving into an "inflationary" or "deflationary" period. While there is no question that commodity prices have advanced over the last 12 months many commentators state... http://www.articlealley.com/http://danielkertcher2.articlealley.com/us-inflation-or-deflation-2331526.html 12th August 2011 At Gerard Associates Ltd we continue our daily look at factors affecting markets and currencies allowing some insight into conditions affecting exchange rates. Cash and income timing from a UK Pension income drawdown, flexible pensions or QROPS (Qualifyi... http://www.articlealley.com/http://russelmori.articlealley.com/factors-affecting-currency-exchange-and-need-for-sensible-investment-2318829.html 22nd July 2011 Not only are we dealing with the uncertainty in Greece and the rest of Europe, but also the economic conditions in the United States appear to be worsening. From housing to jobs, to manufacturing and consumer spending, the signs are everywhere that the U.... http://www.articlealley.com/http://profitconfidential.articlealley.com/fed-says-more-hurdles-ahead-in-economic-recovery-2309131.html 07th July 2011 I hate to harp on this, but I continue to see some exhaustion on the charts and additional downside moves ahead of us, especially if the S&P 500 April low of 1,294 is not reached. With the traditionally slower summer months ahead, I expect that tradin... http://www.articlealley.com/http://profitconfidential.articlealley.com/investor-alert-dont-get-fooled-by-a-rally-2296801.html 23rd June 2011 At Gerard Associates Ltd we continue our daily look at factors affecting markets and currencies allowing some insight into conditions affecting exchange rates. Cash and income timing from a UK Pension or QROPS (Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Sche... http://www.articlealley.com/http://russelmori.articlealley.com/the-pound-falls-a-session-low-sterling-improves-slightly-2296586.html 23rd June 2011 Not only is this environmentally favorable compared to mining, however it means you'll take pleasure in a greater cost for your scrap gold than you would obtain from a broker.With the price of the precious metal near its historic peak, now will be the tim... http://www.articlealley.com/http://lutherflores.articlealley.com/taking-benefit-from-the-scrap-gold-2274147.html 10th June 2011 It's Wednesday May possibly 10, 2006, and the metals mania continues as be concerned more than the weakening dollar grows. Gold hit a degree that it has not been in over 26 a long time, it achieved the $700 mark and relocating upward on the street to $800... http://www.articlealley.com/http://markapplegate2.articlealley.com/wall-road-to-main-road-news-views-and-commentary-could-10-2006-2235249.html 18th May 2011 "They say the cover-up is worse than the crime... Until we rip the seal off the Fed's books, we will never discover the depth of the Fed's looting of taxpayers... You see, the government and the Fed put taxpayers on the hook for $14 trillion during ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://deepcaster.articlealley.com/a-precious-opportunity-in-precious-metals-have-they-topped-2215924.html 07th May 2011 Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke held his first press conference after a Federal Reserve meeting... ever. Traditionally, the Fed releases minutes to the meeting about three weeks later. That's not what other central banks do around the world. Most give a pres... http://www.articlealley.com/http://saranunnallly.articlealley.com/what-we-learned-from-ben-bernankes-speech-2215920.html 07th May 2011 Interest rates are rising across the globe as central banks and market participants start preparing for higher inflation. The Fed, the ECB and the BoE may have kept interest rates unchanged, but inter-bank rates have crept up and are moving higher. In ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://shavasbbohdjalian.articlealley.com/protecting-a-stock-portfolio-against-rising-inflation-2213199.html 05th May 2011 Food prices are on the rise along with all commodities. The reason is simple, natural resources are finite and the currency pigs in government and central banking, like Ben Bernanke, can print money ad infinitum. Simple. Add in hoards of other distortio... http://www.articlealley.com/http://frugalliving.articlealley.com/inflation-hedge-super-duo-precious-metals-and-practical-skills-2146015.html 28th March 2011 With the Federal Reserve’s recent controversial moves in regard to quantitative easing and other measures that the American and global financial community have dubbed as “impending bouts of inflation" the Fed has seen fit to have its head address the publ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://forexfrontier.articlealley.com/the-federal-reserves-new-image-1905258.html 15th December 2010 "A Conspiracy of Whores BEWARE: The financial news media is doing the bidding of the Federal Reserve and begging investors to take on more risk The financial news media is conspiring to blow up your brokerage account and flush your retirement saving... http://www.articlealley.com/http://deepcaster.articlealley.com/2011-markets-forecasts-overview-bullish-and-bearish--timing-1895377.html 11th December 2010 Ben Bernanke’s recent comments about the current state of affairs in North American financial markets has left many wondering what is coming next. Between quantitative easing and other measures Bernanke has also spoken louder through action than through ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://forexfrontier.articlealley.com/canadian-bond-rally-1891057.html 08th December 2010 Consumers and housing advocates have been complaining for years about wrong handling of affidavits in the foreclosure process. Finally GMAC Mortgage, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America all have taken action by suspending foreclosures. When the news f... http://www.articlealley.com/http://karen2.articlealley.com/the-foreclosure-problem-is-creating-more-trouble-for-the-banks-1822953.html 03rd November 2010 By Anthony Ricigliano: With so much going on around it, the Fed appears to have forgotten one of its two mandates; the forgotten one being to promote full employment. The last time anybody there looked, the unemployment rate was and still is 9.5%. This nu... http://www.articlealley.com/http://anthonyricigliano.articlealley.com/anthony-ricigliano--the-fed-wall-street-and-the-unemployed-1822791.html 03rd November 2010 Growing confidence in the markets Stockmarkets have rebounded, as have equities and commodities. Investors have regained their appetites for debt and the interest rates at which banks lend to each other has fallen back to near pre-crisis levels. Ben Bern... http://www.articlealley.com/http://torcanaproperty.articlealley.com/us-mortgages-finally-available-for-discounted-properties-1816844.html 29th October 2010 Here are some of the popular questions and answers to people's concerns. How important is credit score in getting the best refinance deal? It is one of the first things a mortgage lender looks at an application. Should the score does not meet the mini... http://www.articlealley.com/http://jslee.articlealley.com/refinance-home-mortgage-loan-questions-and-answers-1779896.html 06th October 2010 "The Dollar's decline is a result of the "quantitative easing" the Fed has been stepping up recently. Quantitative Easing is a fancy term for printing fiat money and exchanging it for long term good and garbage securities held by Wall Street firms, as par... http://www.articlealley.com/http://deepcaster.articlealley.com/surmounting-the-wealth-destruction-juggernaut-1773930.html 02nd October 2010 “EurasiaTrade": Alan Greenspan finally surrenders his crown to his successor. Depending upon whom you listen to, the US economy is either headed for a double-dip recession or in the midst of a renaissance for its policymakers’ preferred (read: easily m... http://www.articlealley.com/http://keithedwards.articlealley.com/the-bernanke-put-is-real-1763223.html 24th September 2010 "THE FED - Yesterday I read Saturday's front page headline in the LA Times and my blood boiled. The headline read, "Fed Stands Ready to 'Do all that it can.' With Growth slowing, Bernanke Says the Central Bank is Willing to Act to Keep the US Out of Reces... http://www.articlealley.com/http://deepcaster.articlealley.com/these-realities-are-profit-and-protection-enablers-1755036.html 22nd September 2010 Investors disappointed with the stock market's sub-par performance have piled into other asset classes. One such red hot asset class is the bond market, which has been attracting a lot of investment dollars, largely at the expense of stocks. But that h... http://www.articlealley.com/http://rjcamposagrado.articlealley.com/stocks-will-benefit-from-bond-bust-1717738.html 25th August 2010 There are many signs of economic distress for commercial property owners within the current real estate market. Many experts say a second credit crisis that rivals the residential mortgage crisis is looming for the commercial property owners. All over the... http://www.articlealley.com/http://waynee.articlealley.com/what-does-a-commercial-property-owners-loan-modification-mean-1557465.html 19th May 2010 Some companies are rehiring and this is leading to renewed confidence despite the worries about persisting foreclosures. Simonton Windows factory in Paris, Illinois is bustling with grins - some have come back to work after being having been laid off an... http://www.articlealley.com/http://juliethompson.articlealley.com/despite-persisting-foreclosure-trend-rehiring-by-companies-is-giving-rise-to-confidence-1465757.html 24th March 2010 Gold Gold reached a high of $1043.50 where silver (which we think is undervalued right now as gold hits its highs) hit $ I 7 .41 . I am very bearish the US dollar, not a big bad bear that says we are in for hyperinflation, but more of the yogi bea... http://www.articlealley.com/http://vishuxpert.articlealley.com/dollar-weakness-leads-to-the-extended-gains-in-the-metals-1453580.html 18th March 2010 When Ben Bernanke addresses the topic of borrowing and interest raets it drawas attention from every financial market. Loan interest rates are at the top of mind for most every consumer and business owner in today's economy. The economic collapse that led... http://www.articlealley.com/http://donm.articlealley.com/ben-bernanke-indicates-low-rates-to-remain-available-for-the-rest-of-the-year-1427052.html 03rd March 2010 From the desk of Mike Sanders But an additional hectic day awaits forex dealers. Global financial indicators may possibly become overshadowed via several political situations today. Here is what's ready forus these days: Separately from timetabled eve... http://www.articlealley.com/http://mikesander.articlealley.com/forex-trading--after-barack-obamas--state-of-the-union-1377158.html 04th February 2010 NEW YORK â€" The stock market resumed its slide Thursday as disappointing forecasts from technology companies brought new concerns about the economy. A weaker outlook from technology maker Qualcomm dragged the Nasdaq composite index lower. Drops in Mot... http://www.articlealley.com/http://mosupman.articlealley.com/tech-forecasts-bank-worries-hurt-stocks-1376863.html 04th February 2010 A week ago, Ben Bernanke's confirmation for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve appeared to be in doubt. But following strong lobbying by the White House, only 23 senators sought to block a vote on the nomination Thursday, including five D... http://www.articlealley.com/http://mosupman.articlealley.com/senators-opposition-signals-fed-challenges-1376668.html 04th February 2010 To buy a structured settlement in todays financial climate could be an interesting exercise in financial investing. According to Ben Bernanke, from the US Federal Reserve bank, the future is still far from certain. If you were to buy structured settlement... http://www.articlealley.com/http://minbani.articlealley.com/is-it-a-good-time-to-buy-structured-settlements-1289977.html 11th December 2009 Christmas is upon us once again and this means we all spend money on our credit cards to pay for Christmas presents for our loved ones. If you are considering selling a structured settlement to alleviate some or all of this debt before or just after Chris... http://www.articlealley.com/http://minbani.articlealley.com/a-good-reason-not-to-sell-your-structured-settlement-in-2009-1289964.html 11th December 2009 If you are an investor who is looking for a great bargain, you might want to set your sights upon commercial real estate. According to experts, an increasing number of investors are deciding to move their capital into real estate. Furthermore, they expect... http://www.articlealley.com/http://baxterowens.articlealley.com/blue-aisle-special-commercial-real-estate-1190679.html 21st October 2009 As Dusty Springfield famously sang, "the world goes round without even a sound, and it looks like summer is over". Dusty was spot on regarding the second part of that lyric but the property and financial worlds were making plenty of noise over the pa... http://www.articlealley.com/http://torcanacom.articlealley.com/summer-is-over-and-confidence-is-returning-1127733.html 28th September 2009 Larger-than-expected improvements in U.S. housing prices and consumer confidence on Tuesday lent new weight to signs the economy is emerging from the longest and deepest recession since the 1930s. U.S. home prices rose for the second month i... http://www.articlealley.com/http://zameensapna.articlealley.com/us-housing-data-show-seeds-of-recovery-1076061.html 10th September 2009 Can you believe the term credit crunch has entered dictionaries already? Often defined as "a severe shortage of money or credit" who are they kidding, Kenyans, no Africans have suffered this so called crunch for years, even decades. So the West is taking... http://www.articlealley.com/http://aarondixon2.articlealley.com/kenya-finally-feels-global-credit-crunch-1054652.html 29th August 2009 If it is not bad enough that the Fed has nearly infinite control over money and interest rates and are able to absolutely control the economy from an office building, the Obama administration is proposing that the Fed serve as a controller to detect activ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://www.articlealley.com/ben-bernanke-chief-of-the-economic-police-sector-1036045.html 16th August 2009 In today's economic environment, it is important we provide money management classes for teens and youth of all ages. Right now there are a lot of financial literacy grants available to fund nonprofits financial literacy programs. The financial prepar... http://www.articlealley.com/http://www.articlealley.com/tips-to-maximizing--receiving-financial-literacy-grant-money-1022639.html 08th August 2009 By Public Jobs Direct the public sector recruitment specialist Many officials and economists around the world claim that in spring 2009 the global economy passed the critical test for what lies ahead. Although, nobody can guarantee with certainty that ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://publicjobsdirect.articlealley.com/the-top-5-best-performing-public-job-sectors-during-the-recession-and-beyond-1008285.html 31st July 2009 As a regular viewer of C-SPAN's Washington Journal program each morning, I have to tell you that the way most guest politicians respond to direct questions gives a whole new meaning to tap-dancing. I mean a caller to the show or sometimes the C-SPAN mo... http://www.articlealley.com/http://herbert348.articlealley.com/polieticians-926193.html 11th June 2009 Last weekend a friend was telling me over dinner that there was no recession. He pointed to the fact that there was construction going on all around his well appointed neighborhood. In fact, he contended, the (non-existent) recession was probably the ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://johnwhitefoot2.articlealley.com/is-the-recession-already-over-or-is-history-repeating-itself-898594.html 18th May 2009 I want you to see the bigger picture, question everything you've been told and develop a coherent philosophy. Why? Because these are the ingredients to becoming wealthy, powerful and free. A few quotes to start off: Ben Bernanke, Federal Reser... http://www.articlealley.com/http://leagueofpower.articlealley.com/the-bigger-picture-856982.html 15th April 2009 Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the United States Federal Reserve made a huge mistake in diagnosing the current economic crisis. As an old vanguard of the Great Depression school of thought, Mr. Bernanke sees an economic crisis as a result of deflation. S... http://www.articlealley.com/http://clintjhonson.articlealley.com/ben-bernanke-made-incorrect-diagnosis-of-the-us-economy-838947.html 27th March 2009 Despite the United States Federal Reserve Board's diligent attempts to stimulate the economy throughout the year of 2008 by repeatedly reducing the Federal Funds rate, the typically correlating thirty-year average mortgage rate stubbornly remained unchang... http://www.articlealley.com/http://briansicenhower.articlealley.com/how-the-us-federal-reserve-lost-control-of-mortgage-rates-806986.html 03rd March 2009