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The Federal Reserve Has Done A Great Job Destroying The Middle Class

Authored by Tom Lewis via GoldTelegraph.com, The Federal Reserve has been determined to create “Wealth Effects” throughout the economy since 2008, which has left the majority of Main Street on the sidelines. The Fed’s.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 18th, 2018

"It"s A Wake Up Call": 7 Charts That Clearly Show The Middle Class Is Being Left Behind

New data from the Federal Reserve detailing citizens' net worth shows that the issue of being "left behind" has now spread to all Americans aside from the top 10.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 14th, 2019

In Which US States Was The Middle Class Crushed The Most?

One of the most destructive consequences of the Federal Reserve bailing out banks, equityholders and capital markets in the aftermath of the GFC with a coordinated multi-trillion liq.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeMay 19th, 2018

How the Fed got caught in the middle of contentious stimulus talks

The Federal Reserve was briefly the hold-up to a stimulus deal. It was perhaps the last place the central bank wants to be......»»

Category: topSource: washpostDec 21st, 2020

Market Extra: Latest on Fed’s expansive rescue programs to keep credit flowing during the coronavirus pandemic

The Federal Reserve is pulling out all the stops to keep credit flowing during and after the pandemic, which is threatening to spark the worst U.S. economic downturn since the 1930’s Great Depression......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 1st, 2020

Bernanke rejects Great Depression comparisons as he says GDP could slump by 30%

Ben Bernanke, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, is a scholar of the Great Depression, a background he put to use during the global financial crisis. But he thinks the Great Depression is a bad comparison to make to the current economic nosedive......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 8th, 2020

Former Fed Chair Bernanke: Virus impact isn"t comparable to Great Depression

Ben Bernanke, the former Federal Reserve chairman who served before and after the 2008 financial crisis, told CNBC on Wednesday that the coronavirus economic halt is more like a natural disaster than a depression......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 25th, 2020

Former Fed Chair Bernanke: Coronavirus impact is not comparable to Great Depression

Ben Bernanke, the former Federal Reserve chairman who served before and after the 2008 financial crisis, told CNBC on Wednesday that the coronavirus economic halt is more like a natural disaster than a depression......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 25th, 2020

Federal Reserve to backstop the U.S. money market industry and support other central banks, its eighth major emergency action this week

This is another example of the Federal Reserve dusting off its 2008 playbook from the Great Recession......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMar 19th, 2020

Federal Reserve announces it will backstop the U.S. money market industry, its seventh major emergency action this week

This is another example of the Federal Reserve dusting off its 2008 playbook from the Great Recession......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMar 19th, 2020

Lessons of Doomsday Preppers for the COVID-19 Pandemic

If any American went back a month in a time from the middle of March, things were still chugging along just fine. The stock market was at all-time highs, the Federal Reserve was satisfied that the........»»

Category: blogSource: 247wallstMar 12th, 2020

Cramer says the Fed"s rate cut made him more nervous

"It's great that the Federal Reserve recognizes that there's going to be weakness, but it makes me feel, wow, the weakness must be much more than I thought," CNBC's Jim Cramer said......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 3rd, 2020

Jim Cramer says Fed"s surprise rate cut made him more nervous

"It's great that the Federal Reserve recognizes that there's going to be weakness, but it makes me feel, wow, the weakness must be much more than I thought," CNBC's Jim Cramer said......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 3rd, 2020

2 years after Trump tax cuts, the middle class is lagging

The White House's signature tax law has failed to halt the rise of inequality in the U.S., federal data show......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralDec 31st, 2019

Metals Stocks: Gold prices step higher ahead of Fed meeting, buoyed by weaker buck

Gold futures head higher Monday, with weakness in the U.S. dollar helping to prop up the yellow metal ahead of a policy update from the Federal Reserve at the middle of the week and a U.K. general election that could roil markets......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 9th, 2019

Metals Stocks: Gold prices step higher as ahead of Fed meeting, buoyed by weaker buck

Gold futures head higher Friday morning as weakness in the U.S. dollar helps to prop up the yellow metal ahead of a policy update from the Federal Reserve due in the middle of the week and a U.K. general election that could roil markets......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 9th, 2019

Get In The Middle With This Corporate Bond ETF

With U.S. interest rates low and poised to move even lower, income investors are scrambling for yield. Fortunately, the Federal Reserve is obliging, meaning investors can take some added interest rate risk. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaOct 16th, 2019

Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks remain lower ahead of Fed interest-rate decision

U.S. stock-index futures Wednesday were slightly lower ahead of a Federal Reserve decision that could help guide investor sentiment, amid liquidity issues this week in money markets and uncertainties in Middle East politics.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchSep 18th, 2019

Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks edge lower ahead of Fed interest rate decision

U.S. stock-index futures Wednesday morning were slightly lower ahead of a Federal Reserve decision that could help guide investor sentiment, amid liquidity issues this week in money markets and uncertainties in Middle East politics.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchSep 18th, 2019

Fed jumps into markets to push down rates, a first since 2008

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced Tuesday that it would conduct its first major repurchase market operation since the Fed changed its policy-setting approach during the Great Recession......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsSep 18th, 2019

This Is The Same Pattern The Fed Followed Before The Great Depression

Authored by Brandon Smith via Birch Gold Group, There is immense confusion surrounding July’s Federal Reserve meeting and the rather insane aftermath that has be.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeAug 9th, 2019