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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Fed’s Chairman Ben Bernanke did essentially point to the fact that the orderly functioning of markets must be in great danger since he decided to consider as Fed’s responsibility to protect lenders and investors from the consequences of their financial decisions! No wonder, then, that gold caught so much global investors’ attention as a desired “store of value” investment, since by cutting rates so aggressively the Fed left these investors on their own to protect their wealth. ... Read more
Japan has no shortage of economic and demographic problems at a time when the country has overused all the possible tools (business and individuals addicted to rates near zero and deficit spending of roughly 6% of GDP) in order to exit deflation, but it was just enough to keep the system afloat instead. ... Read more
Tables:
- MARKETS AT A GLANCE - Close as of September 21, 2007
- U.S. FIXED-INCOME MARKET AT A GLANCE - Close as of September 21, 2007
- COMMODITIES AT A GLANCE - Close as of September 21, 2007
- PULSE OF THE U.S. ECONOMY - As a Guidance for Other Geographies
- CURRENCIES AT A GLANCE - Close as of September 21, 2007
- MONETARY POLICY-MAKING AROUND THE WORLD - The Leading Seven ...
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