For those of you who follow the economy, you have already probably heard the Fed’s Wednesday announcement to keep the target rate unchanged. We found a great article on BankRate.com that takes out the rhetoric from the statement, making it much more readable. However, the Fed’s main point was more concern with inflation as opposed […]

Yesterday, Ron Paul said that he had a major announcement to make later that night. And indeed it was a major one, as he announced that he was ending his presidential campaign last night. Just today however, Ron Paul posted a thank you to all his supporters on his website. And this thank you makes […]

There seems to be a general agreement among Democratic politicians that no matter what solution we come up with to issues in the economy, Wall Street will be heavily regulated for some time. The approach is to do as much as possible to prevent an enormous crash, because even doing too much is better than […]

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are companies that might be able to help with the sub prime mortgage crisis with help from Chris Dodd, but first a little background. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are both government sponsored enterprises (GSE). What does this mean and entitle them to? This article is rather old, but still […]

With all the recent talk about the sub prime mortgage crisis, and The Fed’s response, it provides the presidential candidates an interesting situation, in which to highlight their economic policy and try to downplay their opponents’. This can be very helpful for investors, as a prediction of how the market will do in general.
At the […]