Why Budget Cuts Could Throw Economy Into Recession
Job losses from scheduled budget cuts known as sequester could throw the U.S. economy into another recession unless Congress acts, some analysts are predicting.
FOMC: Growth in Economic Activity Paused in Recent Months
The statement from the FOMC's January policy meeting is out. It contains no new clues about when the Fed might slow or end quantitative easing.
USD/JPY: Trading the US Advance GDP
US Advance GDP measures production and growth of the economy. Analysts consider GDP one the most important indicators of economic activity. A reading which is better than the market forecast is bullish for the dollar.Here are all the details, a
2 Reasons Why the Loonie's Outlook Has Changed
Think the Loonie is still one of the top dogs in the currency arena? Here are two game-changing developments that might change your outlook for the Canadian dollar.
GBPUSD: Trading the British GDP
British GDP is a key release and is published each quarter. GDP measures production and growth of the economy, and is considered by analysts to be one the most important indicators of economic activity. A reading which is higher than the market f
U.S. Has Been Let Down by Its Leadership
The deal reached in Washington on New Year’s day prevented the US economy from falling off the so-called fiscal cliff. However, given the dysfunctional nature of the American political system, it won’t be long before there is another crisis.
Most FOMC Participants Saw QE3 Ending in 2013
Federal Reserve policy makers said they will probably end their $85 billion monthly bond purchases sometime in 2013, with members divided between a mid- or end-of- year finish
Stock Market and Economy: What We Can Expect in 2013
Happy New Year to all of our Investment Contrarians readers! In 2012, small-cap stocks were the second-best performing group, following the technology sector. The Russell 2000 was the top performer in December and has been since the end of the fi
Nouriel: U.S. Growth Will Be “Barely 1.7%” in 2013
On Bloomberg Surveillance, Nouriel said that U.S. growth would barely register 1.7% in 2013 and pointed to a high risk of the U.S. going over the fiscal cliff: “If we do so, the market reaction is going to force the two sides to reach an agreemen
What's It Gonna Be, USD?
After three whole months, the Federal Reserve looks like it's ready to bring out the big guns again. Recall that the Fed just launched QE3--also known as QE-4ever--in September, a program that involves purchasing $40 billion worth of mortgage-bac
German central bank Cut economic growth forecast 2013
Germany’s central bank sharply cut its 2013 economic growth forecast to 0.4 percent on Friday, while poor industrial production figures underlined expectations of a weak winter for Europe’s biggest economy.
Fitch Ratings- World economic growth outlook 2013-2014
Fitch Ratings Ltd yesterday revised downward its global economic growth forecast to 2 percent for this year, from the 2.1 percent growth it estimated in July,


