By now, most people have heard about the second round of “Quantitative Easing” being conducted by the Federal Reserve. In short, this means that the Fed will be purchasing treasury bills with freshly printed money to inject more cash into the monetary system. To date,...
As the economy, moves into 2011, both gold and oil are expected to have their prices heavily influenced by Federal Reserve monetary policy. As the broader money supply continues to expand from quantitative easing, we are expecting to see commensurate increases in...
One of the primary monetary news items to note as 2010 draws to a close is the announcement of more ‘quantitative easing’ by the Federal Reserve . In plain terms, this means that the Fed will purchase treasuries on the open market. This will have the effect of...
