There are so many investors buying US real estate that there is chatter that end-users are being squeezed out of the market: Home purchases by institutional buyers reached a record high in September and all-cash …
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October 23, 2013
You’ve got to go a long way to find inflation but there is some: Australia’s consumer prices gained more than economists forecast last quarter, sending the local currency higher as money markets pared bets the …
October 22, 2013
Buffet is discussing regulation again following the latest round of regulatory extortion: Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A), said JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon has little …
October 21, 2013
There’s an interesting battle shaping up for control of the Republican party: A battle for control of the Republican Party has erupted as an emboldened Tea Party moved to oust senators who voted to reopen …
October 18, 2013
The New York Times touts an online personal finance video series: After all, there are few entirely conflict-free places where investors can educate themselves on the topic, and there’s little to no money-related guidance offered …
October 17, 2013
It appears that some people are ecstatic that Armageddon has been delayed by three months: U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a record, as speculation grew that the Federal Reserve …
October 16, 2013
The GSE debate is resurfacing, just like all the other Hallowe’en zombies: President Barack Obama and lawmakers from both parties have called for the two mortgage-finance companies to be replaced by a new U.S. housing …
October 15, 2013
There’s an interesting comment in the BoC’s 2014–15 Debt Management Strategy Consultations: Non-residents now hold about 28 per cent of Government of Canada marketable debt securities, approximately double the average for the five years preceding …
October 11, 2013
The witch-hunt against traders continues: The U.S. Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation of possible manipulation of the $5.3 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market, a person familiar with the matter said. The Federal Bureau of …
October 10, 2013
Maneuvering continues on the US debt limit: The White House endorsed a short debt-limit increase with no policy conditions attached, signaling potential support for House Republicans’ plan for a month-long reprieve from a default. The …