Tag: qe3
Sectors To Watch: Cash In On QE3 With Basic Materials!
Last week, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke unleashed a third round of quantitative easing (QE3) on the US economy. The move by the central bank wasn’t unexpected. However, the magnitude of the plan has reignited investors’ animal spirits. And for good reason… the first two versions of QE had specific dollar amounts and time limits. But […]
Will The Fed Rescue Investors Again?
The month of May was a brutal one for the stock market. After hitting a four-year high of 13,338 on May 1st, the Dow Jones Industrials went on a gut-wrenching downward slide. The Blue Chip index gave up more than 820 points or 6.2% for the month. It was the Dow’s worst monthly performance in […]
Are Stocks Heading For A 2008 Style Crash?
Stocks plunged across the board last week. The Dow dropped 6.4%, the S&P 500 shed 6.5%, and Nasdaq gave up 5.3%. It was the worst week for the markets since October 2008. Several negative events sent investors fleeing from stocks for the perceived safety of US Treasuries. First off, it’s looking more and more likely […]
Three Stocks Set To Climb Higher
Last week I made the case for a rally. And we’re in the midst of one as I write. Not a bad call if I do say so myself… As a matter of fact, the markets were able to turn on a dime and recover the losses from earlier in the week. That’s a very […]
Ben Bernanke Says “Buy Stocks”!
Don’t take it from some CNBC analyst. Don’t listen to Bloomberg. Heck… don’t even take it from me. The best part is you don’t have to. Because we just got it direct from the horse’s mouth! That’s right. We heard direct from the source that it’s time to get back into the market. Folks… your […]
QE3 – Do We Need More Quantitative Easing?
There’s been plenty of talk recently about the end of QE2… and the possibility of QE3. As you can imagine, there’s no agreement on what should be done… just a lot of arguing. Even the Federal Reserve Board members don’t agree. They’re arguing about the effectiveness of quantitative easing. They disagree on whether QE2 should […]
Is Unemployment Good For The Stock Market?
I’m sure you’ve heard by now, the latest jobs report came out a few days ago. Yuck! Needless to say, it wasn’t pretty. Just last week I wrote how many economic indicators are clearly pointing towards a recovery. And then this happens… In case you didn’t see it, here’s a quick recap… The economy only […]
