Category Archives: Political & Geopolitical

Bernanke: Fed Could Begin To Roll Back QE Soon

Fed chairman Ben Bernanke testified before Congress yesterday and confirmed that the Fed Open Market Committee (FOMC) is considering reducing its monthly bond and mortgage purchases – known as “quantitative easing” (QE) – over the next few weeks or months. This is no surprise to my regular readers, but of course the markets responded negatively….

Obama Wants a “Wealth Tax“ and a Cap on IRAs

President Obama has had a rough go so far this year with the gun-control setback, the sequester backfire, having to back off of his so-called “red line” threat to Syria and the likely failure of his immigration reform plans. But don’t worry, he’s got something much bigger up his sleeve. Actually, it’s already out in…