23 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on An eighth of a point Fed rate hike? Seriously?
An eighth of a point Fed rate hike? Seriously?
A market that worried the Fed would begin raising rates too soon is now entertaining a different set of possibilities.
23 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Fed Vice-Chair Stan Fischer Explains What Yellen Really Meant Last Week – Live Feed
Fed Vice-Chair Stan Fischer Explains What Yellen Really Meant Last Week – Live Feed
With the world now convinmced that Janet Yellen is as dovish as she has ever been on rate hikes, today comes the first post-FOMC speech. None other than Vice-chair Stanley Fischer is due to address The Economic Club of New York on the topic of “Monetary-policy lessons and the way ahead.” As Art Cashin warned this morning, Fischer “seems to feel that the Fed must raise rates this year. He is also the only Fed official to concede that any rate hike will be different than any seen before.”
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23 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Can Hewlett-Packard Really Afford This Big Dividend Boost?
Can Hewlett-Packard Really Afford This Big Dividend Boost?
Hewlett-Packard just boosted its dividend payouts by 10% once again. It’s a nice and empty gesture. Here’s what HP should have done instead.
23 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Fed’s Fischer: Fed fund rate hikes likely this year
Fed’s Fischer: Fed fund rate hikes likely this year
Federal funds rate will likely increase before the end of this year, but the Federal Reserve has “no plans” to hike regular rates, according to Fed’s Fischer.
23 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How the U.S. Stacks Up in Global Giving
How the U.S. Stacks Up in Global Giving
23 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Indexes Mixed In Light Trade; Pfizer, CyberArk Surge Higher
Indexes Mixed In Light Trade; Pfizer, CyberArk Surge Higher
Stocks were mixed heading into the lunch hour Monday. The Nasdaq lost 0.1% but was still holding above 5000. The S&P 500 added 0.2%, just a fraction below an all-time high set in February. The Dow Jones industrial average added 0.1%. Volume was tracking well below Friday’s levels. Volume Friday was unusually heavy due to options expiration. Restaurant names were moving in the stock market today.
23 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on On The Move: Duncan Niederauer Joins Bitcoin Exchange
On The Move: Duncan Niederauer Joins Bitcoin Exchange
The ex-CEO of the NYSE will provide strategic advice to the bitcoin derivatives trading platform and virtual currency bourse.