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money supply

Making Money In a Deflationary Environment

March 1, 2010 · 4 comments

in Federal Reserve, US dollar, US economy, consumers, deflation, depression, economy, financial planning, interest rates, investing, market trends, money supply, recession, stimulus, unemployment, wealth protection, wealthbuilding

The rally has been over for a good two months, and the markets have been stuck in a trading range since the New Year.  Recent concerns over the potential of sovereign debt crises, however, show that we’re not out of the woods yet.
Just consider some of the following areas for potential setbacks in the markets: [...]

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Biggest Foreign Buyers of U.S. Debt

January 4, 2010 · 5 comments

in China, Federal Reserve, GDP, US Treasury, US debt, US dollar, central banks, currencies, debt, deficits, hyperinflation, interest rates, international economy, money supply, wealth transfer, world reserve currency

Aside from American financial institutions and the Fed (the buyer of last resort), the largest buyers of US Treasuries and notes are all Asian countries.  You can probably guess which ones.
#1 – China
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China, more than anyone, is probably most concerned with the value of the US dollar and the stability of their US dollar investments.  [...]

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When the Fed Is Expected to Raise Interest Rates

December 23, 2009 · 0 comments

in Federal Reserve, US dollar, US economy, central banks, financial planning, government, inflation, interest rates, money supply, stimulus

With long-term U.S. bond yields rising and much of the recovery seemingly in place, analysts are increasingly wondering when the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) will begin to implement its quantitative easing exit strategy and start raising interest rates.
Currently the Fed baseline interest rate fluctuates between zero (0) and 0.25%and has done so since late [...]

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The New Gold Standard: Will Gold Be Part of A Basket of Currencies Replacing the Dollar as World Reserve?

October 8, 2009 · 2 comments

in US debt, US dollar, central banks, currencies, forex, gold, hyperinflation, inflation, international economy, money supply, precious metals, world reserve currency

Gold has broke through some of its all-time highs today, October 7, 2009, reaching as much as $1043/oz.  But that is not the end of the excitement for all the gold bugs and other lovers and investors in the yellow metal.  Gold might be making a comeback as a contender for one of several currencies [...]

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The Amount of M1, M2, M3 and the Measures of the U.S. Money Supply

August 24, 2009 · 7 comments

in US dollar, economics, money supply

Economists define the money supply as the total amount of money available within a given economy.  Here, money is defined as the amount of currency in actual circulation as well as on deposit at financial institutions (where the money is often held in a more or less virtual form, since usually the bank never physically [...]

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