Monetary Policy on Townhall

Asian stocks down as Greece uncertainty swirls Thu Nov 3

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Text of the Federal Reserve's statement Wednesday Wed Nov 2

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Australia lowers key interest rate to 4.5 percent Tue Nov 1

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Dear Christina Tue Nov 1

Mike Shedlock

Anyone wondering why the recovery went nowhere and will go nowhere need only look at who was advising president Obama and who has his ear now (Christina Romer and Tim Geithner, respectively). ... more
New ECB chief Draghi faces tussle over bank's role Mon Oct 31

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Focusing on the Fed Sat Oct 29

Ed Feulner

Some critics, such as Ron Paul and Herman Cain, want the United States to return to the gold standard. Others insist that such a move would prove disastrous. But nearly all can agree with Cain on one point: “We’ve got to get back to a dollar is a dollar is a dollar.” ... more
Households are paring debt: Fed's Duke Sat Oct 22

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UK borrowed less than forecast in September Fri Oct 21

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Singapore cuts 2011 economic growth forecast Fri Oct 14

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Romney hits China on trade practices with US Thu Oct 13

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Debauching OWS Thu Oct 13

Ralph Benko

Lenin was certainly right. There is no subtler, no surer means of overturning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency. The process engages all the hidden forces of economic law on the side of destruction, and does it in a manner which not one man in a million is able to diagnose. ... more
HK revives housing scheme amid property cost anger Wed Oct 12

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Newt’s New Contract Tue Oct 11

Peter Ferrara

Last week, Newt Gingrich released his 21st Century Contract with America, composed of 10 specific legislative proposals he would enact if elected President. In the 1994 Congressional campaigns, Republicans not only rode Newt's Contract with America proposals to Republican majorities in Congress. They maintained their House majority for 12 years, after Republicans had only held a House majority for 2 of the previous 74 years. ... more
Bank of England offers more stimulus to UK economy Thu Oct 6

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Special Report: A fight for the soul of the ECB Thu Oct 6

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EU bank plan hopes shore up stocks Wed Oct 5

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Insight: President's luck tied to Argentina jobs revival Wed Oct 5

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UK growth revised lower as Bank of England meets Wed Oct 5

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Currency: The Hidden Portfolio Risk Wed Oct 5

Peter Schiff

No investment, whether it be in stocks, bonds, real estate, or lemonade stands, can hold up well if the currency in which it is valued takes a tumble. It always surprises me that most US investors still fail to take currency into account, and in particular their potentially overweight exposure to the US dollar. ... more
Gold Pulls Back But Doesn't Panic Tue Oct 4

Peter Schiff

It's important to understand the fundamental reasons for owning gold, and those reasons have not changed. The US government embarked on a decades-long spending spree of historic proportions. To finance the resulting debt, the Federal Reserve is printing money furiously. ... more
Doubts grow, not economy, under UK austerity drive Sun Oct 2

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Republican Perry renews criticism of Fed policy Thu Sep 29

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Perry renews attack on Bernanke, monetary policy Thu Sep 29

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Bernanke: Long-term unemployment a national crisis Wed Sep 28

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Twisted into Oblivion Fri Sep 23

Craig Steiner

Translation for the perplexed analysts: The Federal Reserve will be virtually the only entity buying long-term (20 and 30-year) debt from the U.S. Government through mid-2012. This is most likely because even though the government would like to extend its debt for two or three decades, not many investors are willing to trust the government with their money for three decades. ... more
The authority for questions Sun Sep 18

Paul Jacob

Who do you trust? For thinking people, that may not be the primary question. ... more