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• Volatile Trade Seen For OJ Futures As Hurricane Season Peaks
• Charting Presidential Stock Performance From Carter To Obama
• Oil Soars 1.5% Prior To Bernanke
• Dollar Hits 3-month Low
• US Stocks Seesaw Post-Bernanke
• Comparing The Fed’s Two Recent Policy Statements
• Stocks Rising Ahead Of Bernanke
• Bernanke: “Monetary Policy Since The Onset Of The Crises”
• Jackson Hole 2012 Link List
• Central Bank News Link List – Aug 31, 2012

Volatile Trade Seen For OJ Futures As Hurricane Season Peaks Posted: 31 Aug 2012 09:18 AM PDT Friday, August 31, 2012 Orange Juice futures have been range bound since the end of May, though we are starting to see more volatile trade as we enter the peak Hurricane months of September and October. Issues with disease affecting the citrus groves of Florida may be lending a longer-term bullish bias for the market. Fundamentals Orange Juice futures traders are in “weather market” mode, as the Atlantic hurricane season is reaching its most active month of September. The citrus groves in … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

Charting Presidential Stock Performance From Carter To Obama Posted: 31 Aug 2012 08:59 AM PDT With the 2012 Presidential Campaign now in full swing, I thought it would be interesting to observe prior performance of the stock market under the different presidential administrations from Jimmy Carter to Barack Obama. The charts below all begin and end on January 20th as the starting and ending day of a presidential term for comparison purposes. Each chart plots the S&P 500 Index activity throughout each term. Charts are presented without commentary and without any sort of bias. Be sure … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

Oil Soars 1.5% Prior To Bernanke Posted: 31 Aug 2012 03:47 AM PDT 08/31/12 Oil futures soared Friday morning on optimism Bernanke’s speech in Wyoming will deliver some much needed assistance to the US … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

Dollar Hits 3-month Low Posted: 31 Aug 2012 03:23 AM PDT 08/31/12 The dollar fell to a three-month low against most of its rivals Friday, this before a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke which investors will be looking for more signals of future monetary … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

US Stocks Seesaw Post-Bernanke Posted: 31 Aug 2012 08:08 AM PDT 08/31/12 US stocks rebounded after Bernanke’s comments were digested. The Fed Chairman said he was open to more QE, but did not provide any … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

Comparing The Fed’s Two Recent Policy Statements Posted: 31 Aug 2012 07:34 AM PDT     Following are two recent statements regarding future monetary policy by the U.S. Federal Reserve.     While the statements largely mirror each other, the statement by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke acknowledges the limitations of monetary policy.     The first paragraph is from Bernanke speech at the 2012 Jackson Hole symposium. The second paragraph comes from the press release issued by the Federal Open Market Committee, the Federal Reserve’s … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

Stocks Rising Ahead Of Bernanke Posted: 31 Aug 2012 02:30 AM PDT 08/31/12 Despite weak European economic data, stocks were rising Friday morning in anticipation of Bernanke’s speech in Jackson Hole, … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

Bernanke: “Monetary Policy Since The Onset Of The Crises” Posted: 31 Aug 2012 07:10 AM PDT     Following is Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s much-anticipated speech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Economic Symposium, Jackson Hole, Wyoming: Monetary Policy since the Onset of the Crisis “When we convened in Jackson Hole in August 2007, the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) target for the federal funds rate was 5-1/4 percent. Sixteen months later, with the financial crisis in full swing, the FOMC had lowered the target for the federal funds rate to … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

Jackson Hole 2012 Link List Posted: 31 Aug 2012 05:24 AM PDT     The 2012 Jackson Hole Symposium, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, features presentations by leading central bankers and academics. The topic of this year’s conference, which runs from Aug. 30 to Sept. 1,  is “The Changing Policy Landscape.”     Following are links to stories and speeches from the conference: The link list will be updated during the conference as speeches and stories become available. Bernanke: “Monetary Policy since the Onset … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

Central Bank News Link List – Aug 31, 2012 Posted: 31 Aug 2012 05:09 AM PDT      Here’s today’s Central Bank News link list, click through if you missed the previous link list. The list comprises news about central banks that is not covered by Central Bank News. The list is updated during the day with the latest developments so readers don’t miss any important news. Bundesbank chief considered quitting over ECB bond-buying – paper (Reuters) RBA to keep finger off rate-cut button (Sydney Morning Herald) Bank Indonesia governor: No need … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

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