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The Fed Makes a Fool of Itself – There is no Santa Claus
This is the very essence of a financial crisis. Despite the fact that Trump cheered the Fed and they cut rates to ZERO, the risk was what would happen if the market [...]
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Jawboning the Fed on Cutting Rates
COMMENT: Hello Martin, I see President Trump is still calling for interest rate cuts from the Fed. I know he is a businessman and with the current situation is he [...]
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Fed Cuts Rate on Schedule
The Federal Reserve is in full panic mode. The Federal Reserve cut interest rates Tuesday in a rare emergency meeting, responding aggressively to the growing threat [...]
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Do Lower Interest Rates Really Produce Bull Markets in Stocks?
QUESTION: Hi Marty, Yes, the political situation in our country is out of control and you are right, there is no turning back. But this truly pales in comparison to [...]
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Interest Rates and the Great Global Crisis
COMMENT: I attended your 2016 WEC and I thought you would be wrong that interest rates would rise and the whole big bang thing. Rates have risen only in the US, the [...]
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The Coming Crisis – What to Watch?
QUESTION: Dear Martin – We owe your respect for what you are doing and I wanna say thanks for educating your followers like me. With the issue of this growing [...]
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Banks – Interest Rates – Mortgages
COMMENT: Martin, as an avid follower, I took your advice to heart to try to fix our interest rate for the loan we have on our house. This was the answer I got from [...]
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Can Central Banks Ever Control Long-Term Rates?
QUESTION: Marty, you said that central banks can only control short-term rates not long-term. Do you see a scenario where they could control the long-term rates? [...]
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Repo Crisis for Year-End
The Repo Crisis for year-end has had the Fed pumping in a staggering amount of about $234 billion into the repo markets. They are exchanging high-quality [...]
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Why the Fed Is Not Lowering Rates
COMMENT: Thanks so much for your explanation of the Repo Crisis which is now self-evident that the Fed has reversed course and did not cut rates. You are [...]
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