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The official national debt figure is widely trumpted as a bit over $14 trillion.

Can the market breakout through the top of the range and resume the bull market that began in March 2009?  Or have Republican gains in the coming midterm election as well as QE2 from the

Thanks to Ben Bernanke’s $600 billion foray into the U.S.

The world markets moved like Superman last week.  They lifted off and moved higher in a decisive manner.

An unintended consequence of the Fed’s near-zero interest rate policy is the crippling of savers’ ability to get interest income from their often substantial lifetime savings.

Initially, the response from the markets to Ben Bernanke and Company’s historic attempt to revitalize the markets with a second round of QE was rather muted; U.S.

“It’s a one-way street; clients are rotating into equities,” a top trader said.  Why?  Investors expect Republicans to win mid-term elections on Nov.

The Federal Reserve is close to embarking on another round of monetary stimulus next week, against the backdrop of a weak economy and low inflation—and despite doubts about the wisdom and eff

The U.S. dollar is down by 13% in the last 3 months. In our opinion, the U.S.

If the FOMC were to move forward with an expansion of the balance sheet, it would presumably want to take into consideration the perspective gained from the asset purchases conducted from late 2008