Monthly Archives: January 2012

Markets Today

By Marcelo Perez|2012-01-04T15:07:36-05:00January 4th, 2012|Markets|

A few brief comments on the market this week. Yesterday, the S&P gained 1.6% after being up 2.3% in the morning. The price spike on the open was a decisive move above the 200 day moving average we penned about last week. The move was accompanied by better global manufacturing numbers and optimism about the US housing market. I also [...]

Macro Themes – US Monetary Policy

By Marcelo Perez|2012-01-04T13:18:39-05:00January 4th, 2012|Federal Reserve/Monetary Policy|

The Fed announced yesterday afternoon that it would publish the short term interest rate forecasts of its members. The data, slated for its first release on Jan 25, 2012, will be published as a "central tendency" or range from the forecasts of the 5 Fed Governors and 12 regional presidents. They will throw out the highest and lowest three data [...]

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