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Weekly Market Pulse: Time For A Taper Tantrum?

By Joseph Y. Calhoun III|2021-09-20T08:23:10-04:00September 19th, 2021|Alhambra Research, Bonds, Commodities, Currencies, Economy, Federal Reserve/Monetary Policy, Markets, Real Estate, Stocks|

The Fed meets this week and is widely expected to say that it is talking about maybe reducing bond purchases sometime later this year or maybe next year or at least, someday. Jerome Powell will hold a press conference at which he'll tell us that markets have nothing to worry about because even if they taper QE, interest rates aren't [...]

Expect More Employed People Soon

By Joseph Y. Calhoun III|2012-05-29T19:47:09-04:00May 29th, 2012|Economy|

As part of the "stimulus" passed as a result of the great recession, unemployment benefits were extended to 99 weeks via the Federal government. Those extended benefits are now coming to an end (via the NYT): Hundreds of thousands of out-of-work Americans are receiving their final unemployment checks sooner than they expected, even though Congress renewed extended benefits until the [...]

Weekly Market Pulse: Time For A Taper Tantrum?

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