Friday, November 12, 2010

Week In Politics: G-20, Deficit Reduction - NPR

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Week In Politics: G-20, Deficit Reduction
NPR
And that's why this quantitative easing, QE2 - you like it, it's like a great old ship - was - it's unpopular with them and yet I think Ben Bernanke was ...

US Can No Longer Play Santa - Forbes (blog)

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US Can No Longer Play Santa
Forbes (blog)
QE2 threatens to bring down the dollar to a level where they will find it harder to compete with the US They are crying foul. Yet how can it be a foul? ...

Fed's Actions Create 'Hope-Filled Bulls' and 'Irresolute Bears' - Elliott Wave

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Fed's Actions Create 'Hope-Filled Bulls' and 'Irresolute Bears'
Elliott Wave
... that his latest effort to revive the American economy has taken on a name previously used for a 40-year-old cruise ship that no longer sails — QE2. ...

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Friday Rant: Welcome to the Fourth Branch of Government -- The Fed - Spend Matters

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Friday Rant: Welcome to the Fourth Branch of Government -- The Fed
Spend Matters
... "[Thanks to the Fed] we've just embarked on something called QE2, with the association of its name (a cruise ship on vacation) a cruel joke. ...

Good Ship QE2 Has Set Sail, Course Set for Japan Circa 1995 - Minyanville.com

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Good Ship QE2 Has Set Sail, Course Set for Japan Circa 1995
Minyanville.com
I wanted to take a bit of time before weighing in on the Fed's QE2 because I knew there was going to be a lot of noise and very little signal. ...

Fund investors in a hurry to worry - Middle East North Africa Financial Network

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Fund investors in a hurry to worry
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
... setting sail with QE2 — or a second round of “quantitative easing” policies, for those more aware of the famous ocean liner than economic jargon. ...

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Now playing: Economic theater for the gullible - Foreign Policy

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Now playing: Economic theater for the gullible
Foreign Policy
... compounded by its unintended consequences, Bernanke probably should have picked a different ocean liner after which to name his effort. ...

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No Credit for Man Whose Predecessor Got No Blame - New York Times

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New York Times

No Credit for Man Whose Predecessor Got No Blame
New York Times
... that his latest effort to revive the American economy has taken on a name previously used for a 40-year-old cruise ship that no longer sails — QE2. ...

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

What Is Fed's QE2, and What Will It Do? Experts Explain in Everyday English. - National Center for Policy Analysis

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What Is Fed's QE2, and What Will It Do? Experts Explain in Everyday English.
National Center for Policy Analysis
QE2 sounds like a luxury ocean liner. But many wonder if the Federal Reserve's second round of "quantitative easing" would be more aptly named the Titanic, ...

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PM Netanyahu talks geopolitics - Interview with Maria Bartiromo, CNBC - Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (press release)

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PM Netanyahu talks geopolitics - Interview with Maria Bartiromo, CNBC
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (press release)
I don't know what I would have done if I was a captain of an aircraft carrier or a cruise ship. That's different. But for us that worked. ...

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'QE2' Off Its Course: Some Yields Are Going Up - Wall Street Journal

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'QE2' Off Its Course: Some Yields Are Going Up
Wall Street Journal
26, just before Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted at QE2 in a speech at Jackson Hole, Wyo. The yield has jumped to 4.239% from 3.53% in that time, ...

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Analysis: Risk off trade gaining a foothold? - Reuters

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Analysis: Risk off trade gaining a foothold?
Reuters
The prime example would be silver, which has been one of the ultimate beneficiaries of QE2 (Fed asset purchasing) and growth in the global economy. ...

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Jobless Claims Drop Again. Was the Fed Suckered In? - The Market Financial

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Jobless Claims Drop Again. Was the Fed Suckered In?
The Market Financial
... the Fed's plans for QE2. Investors often act as though the Fed is the all knowing captain of the US economy, guiding the ship with a steady hand. ...

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Attention cross-border shoppers! - National Post (registration)

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Attention cross-border shoppers!
National Post (registration)
"If, as we expect, the winter sees a correction in the US dollar's favour, don't be surprised if a bit of the wind is taken out of the commodity ship's ...

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G-20 report: Let loose the dogs of currency war - Salon

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G-20 report: Let loose the dogs of currency war
Salon
Another way to understand Bernanke's QE2 is as a direct response to how China manages its own economic policy. Beijing claims that QE2 makes it impossible ...

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