…forefront of the discussions. Today in The Wall Street Journal, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addressed those concerns, saying that he is confident the Fed has the tools it needs…
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Dorfman: Rally Still Has Legs
…“What happens after that depends on how forceful, and how lasting, the recovery is,” Dorfman says. “An onerous federal deficit, high personal debt, a persistent fall in home prices, or…
Buffett Isn't Seeing Green Shoots -- But Says They'll Come
…again. Buffett also gives his take on the need for and challenges involved in new financial regulation, and whether Ben Bernanke deserves to be reappointed as Federal Reserve chairman. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yiE38IYQjI&hl=en&fs=1&]…
Siegel "Virtually Sure" It Won't Be Long Before Market Yields Rewards
…higher than the yield on long-term government bonds back in March — the first time in 50 years that that had happened, he said. While investors fled to federal paper…
Munger on Success, Economists, and Why the Feds Got Lehman Right
…often fail, and why he thinks the federal government was right to let Lehman Brothers fail. “Warren and I have skills that could easily be taught to other people,” Munger…
The Real Question
…yields. It is certainly possible to envision massive federal borrowing and aggressive Fed easing culminating in a sizable increase in long-term interest rates. Yet such a future of “reflation” and…
Grantham: S&P 1000-1100 by Year-End -- Then Trouble
…2010; While he sees fair value for the S&P 500 at about 880, he thinks the massive government stimulus program and the Federal Reserve’s moral hazard will spur the index…
Matthews: Credit Markets Show Recovery Is for Real
…last fall was 5% — recently fell below 1%. He also says the Federal Reserve is successfully keeping interest rates low, and notes that mortgage rates remain very low. On…
Oberweis on the Bullish Turn, Small Caps and ... Han Solo?
…flaws, investors are, well, suddenly smitten.” Oberweis says he thinks the Federal Reserve’s actions have “at a minimum … virtually eliminated the potential for a deflationary spiral.” But, he adds,…
Top Timing Newsletter Turning Bullish
…“Two-Second Indicator”, which has seen the number of stocks hitting new 52-week lows “dry up dramatically” over the past two weeks. But in discussing another key reason — the Federal…