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• The US Fed Balance Sheet Is Alive, It Is Alive !
• Commodities: Gold And Oil Remain Focused On Fiscal Cliff Concerns
• Forex Trading: Yen Remains Bearish Following Japanese Elections
• Central Bank News Link List – Dec. 18, 2012: Abe Set To Revive Policy Body With Eye On BOJ
• India Holds Rate Steady, Affirms Intention To Ease Next Year

The US Fed Balance Sheet Is Alive, It Is Alive ! Posted: 18 Dec 2012 01:22 AM PST The US Federal Reserve balance sheet begins to grow. What does it mean? - The Fed is buying per month $45 Bn of US Treasuries (30 yr) to keep interest rates down. The FED is the only buyer in the long bond market. If they were not then interest would be rising fast. The truth is that a good economy has rising interest rates and not falling rates. This is a running bailout of the US Government spending. - The Fed is buying per month $40 Bn of MBS or Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) from the … [visit DailyMarkets.com to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

Commodities: Gold And Oil Remain Focused On Fiscal Cliff Concerns Posted: 18 Dec 2012 01:15 AM PST Commodities continue to look toward news-flow from Washington, DC for direction cues as traders await a resolution to the US "fiscal cliff" fiasco. Talking Points Commodities Rise with Risk Trends Amid "Fiscal Cliff" Deal Optimism Headline-Sensitive Market, Thin Liquidity Makes for Tough Conditions Commodities continue to look to ongoing "fiscal cliff" negotiations playing out in Washington, DC for directional cues. Prices are on the upswing along with stocks amid hopes for an … [visit DailyMarkets.com to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

Forex Trading: Yen Remains Bearish Following Japanese Elections Posted: 18 Dec 2012 12:07 AM PST Yen Remains Bearish Following Japanese Elections Following Japanese elections over the weekend, in which the party favoring additional monetary easing won a landslide victory, the JPY proceeded to tumble throughout the day yesterday. Meanwhile, speculations that US interest rates will remain at their current levels for the foreseeable future caused the dollar to maintain its bearish trend against its higher-yielding currency rivals. Today, traders will want to continue monitoring developments … [visit DailyMarkets.com to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

Central Bank News Link List – Dec. 18, 2012: Abe Set To Revive Policy Body With Eye On BOJ Posted: 17 Dec 2012 10:14 PM PST 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 Abe set to revive policy body with eye on BOJ (WSJ) Central bank of Turkey expected to cut the policy rate (balkans.com) Hungary cbanker: no decision on monetary policy tools on Tuesday … [visit DailyMarkets.com to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

India Holds Rate Steady, Affirms Intention To Ease Next Year Posted: 17 Dec 2012 10:12 PM PST     India’s central bank held its policy repo rate unchanged at 8.0 percent, as expected, along with its Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR), but said it was still expecting to ease policy in the first quarter of next year due to lower inflationary pressures.     The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which has held rates steady since a 50 basis point cut in April, said lower inflation would allow it to respond to growth threats and liquidity conditions would now be managed in a way … [visit DailyMarkets.com to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

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