Monthly Archives: January 2012

Market Week in Review video: Fed keeps the door open

The Federal Reserve’s pledge on Jan. 25 to keep its benchmark interest rate near zero “at least through late 2014″ leaves the door open for policymakers to infuse another round of quantitative easing if GDP numbers start to fall. So … Continue reading

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Demystifying the muted market reaction to the S&P European debt downgrade

Surprisingly to many market observers, following S&P’s downgrade of the debt of several sovereign European nations last weekend, the market didn’t react much…at all. On this week’s Market Week in Review, Erik Ogard demystifies this muted response and explains why … Continue reading

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Curse of Friday the 13th hijacks calm week in the market

The week nearly finished without much in the way of market volatility, with the markets drifting up in the absence of news out of Europe and in anticipation of the U.S. earnings season kicking off in earnest next week. But … Continue reading

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De-coupling? Why the U.S. and EU economies are staying together

Our Chief Investment Officer, Client Strategies Erik Ristuben kicks off the year’s inaugural episode of Market Week in Review by dispelling the notion that the U.S. and EU economies could be de-coupled. Joining host Mark Soupiset, Erik also discusses the … Continue reading

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